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found in the two parents, while in other characters inheritance is 

 alternative between the conditions found in the parents. 



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Fig. 1. A Bkown-coated, Lop-eared Rabbit. 



Fig. 2. An Albino, Short-eared Angora Rabbit. 



A good illustration of blending inheritance is found among rabbits 

 which differ in size of ear. Lop-eared rabbits have ears two or three 

 times as long and as wide as those of ordinary rabbits. (Compare 

 Figs. 1 and 2.) A cross between lop-eared rabbits and ordinary ones- 



