Question

Why are the small numbers of tigers a cause of worry from the point of view of genetics?

Answer 1

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A small number of surviving tiger are a cause of worry from the point of genetics because these tigers carry the genes which have made them adapt to the particular environment during the long process of evolution. ... This is why a small number of surviving tigers is a cause of worry from the point of view of genetics.

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Answer 2

Why is the small number if surviving tigers a cause of worry 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