Editing Angora rabbit (section)

== Genetics ==
Some [[gene]]s or rather [[mutation]]s causing the Angora [[phenotype]] have been identified. A gene that has been repeatedly found to be affected in Angora rabbits is the [[FGF5]] gene. For example, a specific mutation (T19234C) changes the [[amino acid]] [[threonine]] (T) to [[cysteine]] (C) in the Fgf5 protein, causing the phenotype.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Fatima |first1=Nazira |last2=Jia |first2=Linying |last3=Liu |first3=Baoning |last4=Li |first4=Lu |last5=Bai |first5=Liang |last6=Wang |first6=Weirong |last7=Zhao |first7=Sihai |last8=Wang |first8=Rong |last9=Liu |first9=Enqi |date=2023-06-02 |title=A homozygous missense mutation in the fibroblast growth factor 5 gene is associated with the long-hair trait in Angora rabbits |journal=BMC Genomics |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=298 |doi=10.1186/s12864-023-09405-2 |issn=1471-2164 |pmc=10236585 |pmid=37268908 |doi-access=free }}</ref>