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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Yun Sung Cho,</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Sunghoon Lee,</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Priyvrat Gadhvi,</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Jong-Soo Kim &amp;</li>
        &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[[Jong Bhak]]</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Li Hu,</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Hang Lee</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Soowhan Kwon &amp;</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Sangsoo Kim</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Byung Chul Kim,</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Shu-Jin Luo &amp;</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Warren E. Johnson</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Klaus-Peter Koepfli &amp;</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Anne Schmidt-K&uuml;ntzel</li>
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        <li style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; list-style: none; display: inline;">Laurie Marker</li>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Y.S.C., L.H., H.H., H.L. and J.X. contributed equally to this work. The tiger genome project was initiated by J.B., B.C.K., H.L., T.H.K., S. Lee., Sangtae K., C.-B.K., S.-J.K., W.K.P. and Jun W.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Library construction, sequencing, bioinformatics data processing and analysing genetic variation data were carried out by L.H., J.X., H.K., S.J., Y.-A.S., Q.Z., H.K., C.-U.K., Y.X., Y.L., S.P., C.G., X.C., J.Z., Sanyang L., Jing H., Y.C., L.Y., Y.Y., Jiaju H., S.-J.L., Junyi .W., J.-S.K., H.-M.K., Y.S.C., T.H.K., Sangsoo K., J.B. and Jun W.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Several big cat genome re-sequencing were performed by H.-J.J. and C.H.K. PCR validations were performed by H.-J.J. and Hwanjong K., S. Kwon., S.O., W.K.P., H.L. and D.B. provided samples, advice and associated information.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Y.S.C., L.H., H.H., S.-J.L, W.J., K.-P.K. X.X., P.G., S.H., J.K., C.-B.K., H.L., Sangtae K., Sangsoo K., S.J.O., Jun W., and J.B. wrote, edited and revised the manuscript.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">A.S.-K. conducted overall project coordination, data analysis and presentation of lion DNA analysis and overseeing/planning of laboratory work done at CCF (Cheetah Conservation Fund). J.A.T. carried out the lion DNA project initiation for samples of the Tsau Conservancy and the Johannesburg Zoo. L.M. did support of the laboratory work done at CCF. C.H. performed communication and project initiation at VGL (Veterinary Genetics Laboratory) and oversaw the laboratory work done at VGL, sampling and funding. S.M.M. at VGL did planning and execution of the laboratory work, pedigree verificationand reference samples of other populations.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Wilhelm J. did pedigree information processing and sampling at the Ukutula Lodge. L.B. did the sample processing and laboratory work of Ouwehands Dierenpark and PLE171.</p>
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