There are some tigers who do not have the characteristic orange skin. Instead, they have white skin due to a mutation in the SLC45A2 gene. This mutation reduces the production of pheomelanin (the yellow or orange pigment in their fur) but retains some eumelanin (the black pigment), which forms their distinctive dark stripes.

10.1093/gigascience/giac112 (12/28/2022)

Authors: Marta Perez Monje, Gianni Subirana Martínez, Daniel Vicente Castellví, Jordi Vivó Pons