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, golden 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 sepia brown. Category:Tiger color morphs This category is for unusual color morphs ascribed to the tiger (species Panthera tigris).
A spectrum of color. When we think of a tiger, we automatically think of two different colors; orange and white. However, what most people do not realize is that there are in fact five different colors of tigers, and even more shades within those color variations.
Some of these colors are not what is considered normal, but rather anomalies or mutations within the genetics. Some of the color. Discover the extraordinary beauty of rare tiger color morphs, including the elusive white tiger, the striking golden tabby, and the mysterious melanistic tiger.
COLOUR MORPHS OF TIGERS & POSSIBLE GENE COMBINATIONS In the Long Island ocelot Club newsletter 23/2 April 1979, Pat Warren wrote "The Color Genetics of Hybrids" based on her F1 Geoffroy's Cat hybrids and F1 Leopard Cat hybrid. Rare Color Morphs Beyond the classic orange and black, Bengal tigers exhibit several rare color variations, known as morphs. The white Bengal tiger is characterized by a white or near-white coat with dark, often chocolate-colored, stripes.
Morphs of Tiger (Panthera tigris) A snow, normal, golden tabby or strawberry, and white tiger lined up for a good comparison of the range of color. [x] A wild abundistic or pseudo melanistic tiger. (A) The four coat color morphs known in tigers.
Schematics of tiger zigzag hairs from the background (upper) and stripes (lower) are shown for each morph. (B) The pigmentation pattern difference. If you ask a group of people what their favorite animal is, chances are at least some of them will answer "white tigers".
In fact many people seem to think of white tigers as fundamentally different from orange tigers, while in reality the only major difference is their coloration as determined by genetics [1]. While orange is by far the most commonly found tiger coloration in the wild. The white tiger pelage is an autosomal recessive trait As none of the tested candidate genes (MC1R, ASIP, determined by a designated white (W) locus (genotype w/ TYR and TYRP1) showed an association with the golden w) [1, 3]; the golden color is another autosomal recessive tiger morph, we performed GWAS on tigers segregating trait coded by an.