Question

why are the small number of surviving tigers a cause of worry ? write from genetics point of view.

Answer 1

because the genes of tiger will disappear and we cannot see them again. their species will be extinct

Answer 2

Why is the small number if surviving tigers a cause of worry? Write from the point of view of genetics.

Small populations are at risk of extinction because:

1. Lesser opportunity of finding the mate.
2. Interbreeding that leads to interbreeding depression & degeneration.
3. Increased threat to Survival because of habitat destruction & environmental changes.
4. Fewer recombinations & less variability & hence lesser adaptability to changing environment