What Kind Of Tort Is It?

From left to right are tort, blue tort, choc tort and lilac tort English Angora bunnies. They are not from the same litter thus not exactly the same age. The lilac tort is the oldest and the blue tort is the youngest of these four bunnies.

In the Angora color guide, under the tortoiseshell varieties, there are four listed: Tort, blue tort, choc tort and lilac tort.

"Tort" is actually black tort but the word "black" is not included in the name. The color genetic code for black tort is aaB-C-D-ee.

Blue tort is the dilute of black tort. The color genetic code for blue tort is aaB-C-ddee.

Choc tort carries the double brown gene (or choc gene). The color genetic code for the choc tort is aabbC-D-ee.

Lilac tort is the dilute of choc tort. The color genetic code for the lilac tort is aabbC-ddee.