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Why Are Ligers Bigger Than Tigons

  • Mar 4th, 2008
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  • Ligers, Tigons
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    • The large size of the liger and small size of the tigon is due to “genomic imprinting” - the unequal expression of genes depending on parent of origin i.e. whether certain growth genes are inherited from the male or the female. This is linked to the species’ lifestyle and breeding strategy - whether the female […]

    What is a Tigon

  • May 19th, 2006
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  • Tigons
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    • A tigon is the result of cross breeding a male tiger with a female lion. This does not occur in the wild because of the territorial differences of the two cats but breeding between the two cats does occur. When mixed in captivity breeding will naturally happen and the resulting offspring will be a tigon. There is […]

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