About the Tasmanian tiger:
- The Tasmanian tiger resembled a wolf, aside from the tiger-like stripes on its back.
- The last known Tasmanian tiger succumbed in a Tasmanian zoo in 1936.
- It is a large carnivorous marsupial now believed to be extinct.
- It was the only member of the family Thylacinidae to survive into modern times.
- It was widespread over continental Australia, extending north to New Guinea and south to Tasmania.
- It was an apex predator that hunted kangaroos and other prey.
What is RNA?
- It is a complex compound of high molecular weight that functions in cellular protein synthesis.
- It replaces DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) as a carrier of genetic codes in some viruses.
- It consists of ribose nucleotides(nitrogenous bases appended to a ribose sugar) attached by phosphodiester bonds.
- The nitrogenous bases in RNA are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil.
- It is a single-stranded molecule that carries genetic information.
- RNA synthesises the panoply of proteins that an organism requires to live and works to regulate cell metabolism.
