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Hypoxia adaptations in the grey wolf (Canis lupus chanco) from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jul 2014
Zhang Wenping, Fan Zhenxin, Han Eunjung, Hou Rong, Zhang Liang, Galaverni Marco, Huang Jie, Liu Hong, Silva Pedro, Li Peng, Pollinger John P, Du Lianming, Zhang XiuyYue, Yue Bisong, Wayne Robert K, Zhang Zhihe
Abstract excerpt
The Tibetan grey wolf (Canis lupus chanco) occupies habitats on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a high altitude (>3000 m) environment where low oxygen tension exerts unique selection pressure on individuals to adapt to hypoxic conditions. To identify genes involved in hypoxia adaptation, we generated complete genome sequences of nine Chinese wolves from high and low altitude populations at an average coverage of 25×...
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