TYR and the meaning of a Chinchilla coat
Knowledge for understanding and preserving Giant Chinchilla.
Rabbit coat genetics associates the C-series with TYR, the gene for tyrosinase. Extension guidance explains how the dark-chinchilla allele changes the yellow portion of agouti-patterned hairs toward white. This is general rabbit coat science, not a genomic survey of all Giant Chinchillas. A genotype claim about an individual requires more evidence than a photograph.
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