Question

Consider the following statements and select the options stating which ones are True (T) and which ones are False (F).

I. Agouti rabbit has a brown coat colour which is dominant over all other colour types.
II. Himalayan coat colour in rabbits is recessive to all types of coat colour.
III. The Chinchilla variety has peculiar characteristics in which coat is black except in the extremities (nose, ears, feet).
IV. The rabbit with albino coat also has pink eyes as there is no pigmentation in the iris.

• A. I – F, II – T, III – F, IV – T
• B. I – F, II – F, III – F, IV – T
• C. I – T, II – F, III – F, IV – T
• D. I – T, II – T, III – F, IV – T

Answer 1

The correct option is C I – T, II – F, III – F, IV – T

Agouti rabbit is a brown, large, long legged wild type burrowing rodent related to the guinea pig. It has a dark brown and uniform colour. The gene for this colour is represented by capital letter C.

Chinchilla coats are silvery-gray and uniform in colour. The gene for chinchilla is represented as $C^{\mathrm{ch}}.$
Himalayan type coat is white except for extremities (nose, ears, feet and tail). The gene for Himalayan coat is represented by $C^h.$

The albino rabbit totally lacks pigmentation. The eyes of an albino also remain pink due to lack of pigment in the iris of the eye. The gene for albino is represented by c.