The genetics of tiger pelage color variations

Dear Editor, The tiger （Panthera tigris） is most recognized for its dark stripes against an orange background. Less well known are three other pelage color variants： white, gold- en and stripeless snow white （Figure 1A）. The white tiger is a polymorphism that was first seen among wild Bengal tigers...

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Published inCell research Vol. 27; no. 7; pp. 954 - 957
Main Authors Xu, Xiao, Dong, Gui-Xin, Schmidt-Küntzel, Anne, Zhang, Xue-Li, Zhuang, Yan, Fang, Run, Sun, Xin, Hu, Xue-Song, Zhang, Tian-You, Yang, Han-Dong, Zhang, De-Lu, Marker, Laurie, Jiang, Zheng-Fan, Li, Ruiqiang, Luo, Shu-Jin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2017
Nature Publishing Group
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Color
Genetics
Letter to the Editor
Life Sciences
Pelage
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ISSN1001-0602
1748-7838
DOI10.1038/cr.2017.32

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Summary:Dear Editor, The tiger （Panthera tigris） is most recognized for its dark stripes against an orange background. Less well known are three other pelage color variants： white, gold- en and stripeless snow white （Figure 1A）. The white tiger is a polymorphism that was first seen among wild Bengal tigers （P t. tigris） in India, with white fur and se- pia brown stripes [ 1 ]. The golden tiger, also first sighted in the jungle in india, has a blonde color tone with pale golden fur and red-brown rather than black stripes [2].
Bibliography:Dear Editor, The tiger （Panthera tigris） is most recognized for its dark stripes against an orange background. Less well known are three other pelage color variants： white, gold- en and stripeless snow white （Figure 1A）. The white tiger is a polymorphism that was first seen among wild Bengal tigers （P t. tigris） in India, with white fur and se- pia brown stripes [ 1 ]. The golden tiger, also first sighted in the jungle in india, has a blonde color tone with pale golden fur and red-brown rather than black stripes [2].
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ISSN:1001-0602
1748-7838
DOI:10.1038/cr.2017.32