[W2tS] Mutation Station

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Closes February @ 5pm PST

Do you stare longingly every time a new mutation pops up? Do you have the coolest idea for a mutation ever? Here's your chance to make that idea into a reality! One idea will be selected from this contest and turned into a new mutation and the winner will receive the first rabbit with this mutation! Please note that this contest is running on both Basilisk Stew and Gaia. You may submit one entry to each thread. One winner will be selected after compiling all entries.


Rules
- You may enter this contest on both Gaia and BS, but only once on each site.
- Your mutation will initially appear only on one breed.
- This contest will be judged on how creative the idea is, how well thought out the idea is and how feasible the mutation is to implement.
- By entering this contest you are allowing Hopscotch to make use of your mutation idea.
- Posting a mutation idea into this contest does not 'reserve' it for you or make it 'yours'. Please bear in mind we have many mutations preplanned.
- You are welcome to enter ideas with suggested allele interactions (eg. a new eye colour that only appears when Vienna is also present) but be aware these ideas may be changed or adapted to work with our genetics system.

Feasibility of Mutations
- We consider feasible mutation to fit into one of three categories: pattern, colour or physical. Your mutation should firmly fit into one of these three categories.
- Traits seen on other mammals are generally considered feasible. (Eg. Appaloosa would be considered a feasible pattern mutation.)
- Physical traits that alter 25% or less than the original lineart are considered potentially feasible. (Eg. An extra large tail.)
- New breeds are not considered mutations. (Eg. Angora.)
- Traits from non-mammalian creatures, other than colour, may not be considered feasible. (Eg. A fish rabbit would not be considered feasible for this contest.)

Form

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[b]Username:[/b] 
[b]Mutation Name:

Mutation Information[/b]
Pattern, colour or physical?:
Generally describe your mutation:
How does your mutation work:
How does your mutation interact with other genes:
Where does your mutation initially appear: Standard or Dwarf

Additional references:

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[ChexaRain]

Mutation Idea Incoming

Username: ChexaRain
Mutation Name: Chimerism

Mutation Information
Pattern, colour or physical?: Pattern
Generally describe your mutation: A rare formation of a bun in the womb from separate embryos or gene factors that fused, creating a rabbit that is genetically 2 or more distinct colorations.
How does your mutation work: It gives the rabbit a split of 2 or more separate colorations, though they won't necessarily be an even split, entirely depending on how the rabbit developed in the womb.
How does your mutation interact with other genes: Genetically, the rabbit can pass either just one of their chimeric colors to effect their offspring, or possibly both depending on his or her internal makeup.
Where does your mutation initially appear: Dwarf

Additional references: Can be found in a range of animals, from humans to axolotls [2]. [Wiki Page].​

 

[Absolutiones]

Mutation Idea Incoming

Username: Absolutiones
Mutation Name: Polydactyly

Mutation Information
Pattern, colour or physical?: Physical
Generally describe your mutation: Causes rabbit to grow extra toes
How does your mutation work: Rabbits with this gene grow at least one extra toe. It can be on their forepaws or hind paws and on either side or in the centre. (Well in theory. I understand it would probably be standardized for the sake of the artists. xD)
How does your mutation interact with other genes: Completely independent
Where does your mutation initially appear: Standard

Additional references: Here's the wiki article if you'd like it. References of course at the bottom of the page. ouo​

 

[Alanna the Pirate Queen]

Mutation Idea Incoming

Username: Alanna the Pirate Queen
Mutation Name: Snaggletooth

Mutation Information
Pattern, colour or physical?: Physical
Generally describe your mutation: Sometimes rabbits grow extra long teeth. These can be very sharp and quite dangerous.
How does your mutation work: Rabbits with this gene have abnormally fast growing front-teeth. Most rabbits can keep their teeth short through normal wear and tear, but rabbits with this mutation generally have a harder time of it.
How does your mutation interact with other genes: It should be independent
Where does your mutation initially appear: Standard

Additional references: If you are squeamish, don't google this
Snaggletooth example 1
Snaggletooth example 2
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[astralprogenitor]

Mutation Idea Incoming

Username: polliwoggi
Mutation Name: Giraffe

Mutation Information
Pattern, colour or physical?: Pattern
Generally describe your mutation: This creates a broken white pattern on the rabbit's body with distinctive patches of color that may either be solid or diluted within, creating a giraffe-like coat pattern.
How does your mutation work: It gives the rabbit a new white patterning. The color shown is whatever their true color is.
How does your mutation interact with other genes: It overrides other white patternings
Where does your mutation initially appear: Standard

Additional references:
solid spots
diluted spots​

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[stormflower]

Mutation Idea Incoming​

Username: stormflower

Mutation Name: Bengal



Mutation Information

Pattern, colour or physical?: Pattern

Generally describe your mutation: Creates a solid or broken pattern most often in a swirl like look but not always a true ‘swirl’. Often could be compared to a snails shell in appearance with swirl

How does your mutation work: creates a pattern usually solid but can be broken

How does your mutation interact with other genes: Not present in Albino(duh lol) also Recessive in Lop

Where does your mutation initially appear: Standard

Image examples:

Solid

Broken

Solid 2



(Very rough and raw idea as gentetic confuse me sorry)

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[HeavenlySnow]

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Mutation Idea Incoming



Username: Heavenly Snow

Mutation Name: Moon spots



Mutation Information

Pattern, colour or physical?: Pattern

Generally describe your mutation: Round but irregular spots of color. They are randomly placed over the coat and can have a few or many.

How does your mutation work: Moon spots are a dominate gene [in goats], at least one parent has to have them. They are generally light creme to dark brown (or any other color in between) but never true black or white. They can be hidden on the coat, either under white as white is the absence of color or the spot(s) are just that close in color to the base color. Moon spots aren't always the same color, one moon spot could be one color while the other is another color.

How does your mutation interact with other genes: I don't think it does.

Where does your mutation initially appear: Dwarf



Additional references:

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[mewrose]

Mutation Idea Incoming

Username: mewrose
Mutation Name: Rosettes

Mutation Information
Pattern, colour or physical?: pattern
Generally describe your mutation: creates dark spots scattered across the rabbit's fur, typically forming broken, uneven rings with centers that are lighter, but still darker than the base fur
How does your mutation work: Rosettes are a fur pattern found in several species of wild cats, including leopards, jaguars, clouded leopards, and ocelots. This mutation could create spots that resemble any of those cats' coats.
How does your mutation interact with other genes: The color of the rosettes are a darker version of whatever fur color they are on top of. A blue rabbit will have blue rosettes, a chocolate rabbit will have brown rosettes, etc. White overrides all pigment, as usual. Black may hide all rosettes, or they may form a faint black-on-black pattern, as with melanistic jaguars.
Where does your mutation initially appear: Dwarf

Additional references:
bun sample 1
bun sample 2
bun sample 3
different rosette patterns as seen on Bengal cats​

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