Shan_non
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I have a black doe that carries blue. If I breed her with a blue buck, will I get more blues than if I bred her with a Black Buck that carried blue?
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Ghost
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Just going by the genes alone, The doe with a blue carrier has one dilute gene and one false-dilute gene same with the black buck. The blue buck has a pair of dilute genes and no false-dilute. Only rabbits with a pair of dilute gene will be blue.
So your black doe X black buck will on average give %25 blue. Your black doe X blue buck will on average give %50 blue.
On the next generation if you use the black buck then some of the offspring might not have a carrier so some children will not be able to produce blue babies. Of you use the blue buck then even if the off spring are black they should carrier a dilute gene so they could have blue offspring if they are mated with a dilute caring rabbit.
So your black doe X black buck will on average give %25 blue. Your black doe X blue buck will on average give %50 blue.
On the next generation if you use the black buck then some of the offspring might not have a carrier so some children will not be able to produce blue babies. Of you use the blue buck then even if the off spring are black they should carrier a dilute gene so they could have blue offspring if they are mated with a dilute caring rabbit.
