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Exome sequencing reveals genetic differentiation due to high-altitude adaptation in the Tibetan cashmere goat (Capra hircus).
BMC genomics - 18 Feb 2016
Song Shen, Yao Na, Yang Min, Liu Xuexue, Dong Kunzhe, Zhao Qianjun, Pu Yabin, He Xiaohong, Guan Weijun, Yang Ning, Ma Yuehui, Jiang Lin
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BACKGROUND: The Tibetan cashmere goat (Capra hircus), one of the most ancient breeds in China, has historically been a critical source of meat and cashmere production for local farmers. To adapt to the high-altitude area, extremely harsh climate, and hypoxic environment that the Tibetan cashmere goat lives in, this goat has developed distinct phenotypic traits compared to lowland breeds. However, the genetic...
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