Hair Of Tasmanian Tiger Yields Genes Of Extinct Species

Monday, January 12, 2009 - 22:35 in Biology & Nature

All the genes that the exotic Tasmanian Tiger inherited only from its mother will be revealed in a new article. The research marks the first successful sequencing of genes from this carnivorous marsupial, which looked like a large tiger-striped dog and became extinct in 1936. The research also opens the door to the widespread, nondestructive use of museum specimens to learn why mammals become extinct and how extinctions might be prevented.

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