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Genome-wide analysis reveals adaptation to high altitudes in Tibetan sheep.
Scientific reports - 27 May 2016
Wei Caihong, Wang Huihua, Liu Gang, Zhao Fuping, Kijas James W, Ma Youji, Lu Jian, Zhang Li, Cao Jiaxue, Wu Mingming, Wang Guangkai, Liu Ruizao, Liu Zhen, Zhang Shuzhen, Liu Chousheng, Du Lixin
Abstract excerpt
Tibetan sheep have lived on the Tibetan Plateau for thousands of years; however, the process and consequences of adaptation to this extreme environment have not been elucidated for important livestock such as sheep. Here, seven sheep breeds, representing both highland and lowland breeds from different areas of China, were genotyped for a genome-wide collection of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The FST...
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