Basic Color Genetics: Four Kinds of Torts

 

We have compared the non-agouti black family,  extended color vs non-extended color.   We also have compared the non-agouti brown/chocolate family, extended color vs non-extended color.    I very much would like to put all four together to compare but unfortunately I have never had black/blue/chocolate/lilac bunnies at the same time.   Luckily, at one time, I did have the four torts:

These are not from the same litter, they are from a few days to a couple of weeks apart in age.
From left to right: black tort, blue tort, chocolate tort and lilac tort.

Black tort:        aaB-C-D-ee
Blue tort:           aaB-C-ddee 
Chocolate tort:  aabbC-D-ee
Lilac tort:           aabbC-ddee 

All the upper case letters show the dominant genes, the - shows there maybe another dominant gene or a recessive gene. 

They are all non-agouti, shown by aa. 
The black family is shown by B-. 
The brown/chocolate family is shown by bb.
They are all full colored, shown by C-. 
The dense color/non-dilute is shown by D-. 
The dilute is shown by dd. 
They are all non-extended color, shown by ee.