With reference to 'Black Tigers', which of the following statements is

With reference to ‘Black Tigers’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

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1. They are also referred to as Melanistic Tigers
2. In India they are found only in Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha

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Both statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Tigers with pseudomelanism, where stripes are unusually thick and close, are commonly referred to as ‘Black Tigers’. This is a rare genetic mutation. While sightings or reports might have occurred elsewhere historically or anecdotally, Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha is the only known place in India with an established, documented population of tigers exhibiting this pseudomelanism, linked to a specific genetic marker.

The pseudomelanism mutation is caused by a single gene mutation. Research in Similipal has identified the genetic basis for the stripes and the higher frequency of this mutation in that population due to potential inbreeding.

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