You are on page 1of 1

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?

id=10.1371/journal.pone.0118846#:~:text=The%20Sundarbans%20tiger%20inhabits
%20a,skull%20morphometrics%20and%20body%20size.

Comparison of 2600 bp mitochondrial sequences of the Sundarbans tigers with the


sequences from six other tiger subspecies revealed that Sundarbans tigers shared
three nucleotide substitutions that were identified as specific (or diagnostic) to
Bengal tiger subspecies. The mtDNA amplification target includes 13 single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), of which 3 are diagnostic (fixed differences) for
P. t. tigris [2]. In addition, we found two new haplotypes that were shared only
among Sundarbans tigers. One variable site was observed at ND5 region and was
shared among all six Sundarbans samples. However, the other variable site at cytb
region was found only in three samples. These substitutions differentiated
Sundarbans tigers from rest of the other tiger subspecies.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0174371#sec002

You might also like