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From: Schrodinger’s scat: a critical review of the currently available tiger (Panthera Tigris) and leopard (Panthera pardus) specific primers in India, and a novel leopard specific primer

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Electrophoresis picture showing amplifciation of various sympatric carnovores and prey (X-axis lanes(with published tiger and leopard specific primers (Y-axis). Lane1-15: 100 bp ladder, tiger, leopard, lion (Panthera leo persica), striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), caracal (Caracal caracal), jungle cat (Felis chaus), wolf (Canis lupus pallipes), golden jackal (Canis aureus), dog (Canis familiaris), fox (Vulpes bengalensis), sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), extraction control, PCR control. Note TIG 509 AND TIG 490, both tiger specific primers amplify leopards and at the same product size. NADH4 a leopard specific primer amplifies tigers, lions and clouded leopards and at the same product size as leopards

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