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Genome Resequencing Identifies Unique Adaptations of Tibetan Chickens to Hypoxia and High-Dose Ultraviolet Radiation in High-Altitude Environments.
Genome biology and evolution - 23 Feb 2016
Zhang Qian, Gou Wenyu, Wang Xiaotong, Zhang Yawen, Ma Jun, Zhang Hongliang, Zhang Ying, Zhang Hao
Abstract excerpt
Tibetan chicken, unlike their lowland counterparts, exhibit specific adaptations to high-altitude conditions. The genetic mechanisms of such adaptations in highland chickens were determined by resequencing the genomes of four highland (Tibetan and Lhasa White) and four lowland (White Leghorn, Lindian, and Chahua) chicken populations. Our results showed an evident genetic admixture in Tibetan chickens, suggesting...
Topics
- Acclimatization
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Altitude
- Animals
- Chickens
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genetics, Population
- Genome
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Hypoxia