Genetic patterns of iris pigment mutation in WHBE rabbits / 中国实验动物学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the genetic patterns of iris pigmentat mutation in the white hair black eye ( WHBE) rabbits.Methods To construct six two-generation families between WHBE rabbit and Japanese white rabbit, and the quantity of individuals had different eye colours in F1 and F2 generations were recorded and analyzed.Results χ2 test showed there was no significant difference between observed values and expected values in the mode of autosomal domi-nate inheritance ( P>0.05) , while there were significant differences between observed values and expected values in the autosomal recessive inheritance and sex-linked genetic pattern(P<0.05).Conclusions Iris pigmentat mutation in WHBE rabbit has a monogenic character due to autosomal dominant mutation.