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Common Genetic Defects in Rabbits |
| Teeth-Malocclusion or buck teeth |
| Ear carriage-lopped ears |
| Blindness-cataracts, glaucoma |
| Splayed legs |
| Absence of dewclaw |
| Abnormal/absence of tail |
| Split penis |
| Monorchid-only one testicle, most times will still reproduce |
| Dwarfism |
| Resistance/Susceptibility to Infection |
| *** Remember these are recessive traits so if you have see a genetic defect it comes from both parents, they are carriers. |
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Jump over to Genetics 102: Basics of Color breeding to find out more about reccesive genes.
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| NN= normal |
| nn= abnormal |
| Nn= will appear normal but is a carrier for the abnormal allele |
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