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6. RABBIT PHENOTYPES 



Perhaps no better application of the factor hy- 

 pothesis may be found than the case of the color 

 of rabbits. 



There are many varieties of rabbits so far as color 

 is concerned, particularly among domesticated races. 

 These varieties are now quite explainable by the 

 factor hypothesis, as indicated in the table below. 

 The sixteen kinds of rabbits there catalogued have 



THE FACTOR HYPOTHESIS APPLIED TO COLORS OF RABBITS 



