Article
Comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of Tibetan Schizothoracinae fish Gymnocypris przewalskii reveals how it adapts to a high altitude aquatic life.
BMC evolutionary biology - 9 Mar 2017
Tong Chao, Fei Tian, Zhang Cunfang, Zhao Kai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Understanding the genetic basis of adaptation to high altitude life is of paramount importance for preserving and managing genetic diversity in highland animals. This objective has been addressed mainly in terrestrial fauna but rarely in aquatic animals. Tibetan Schizothoracinae fish is the ideal model system in evolutionary biology, carrying key insights into evolutionary genetics of speciation and...
Topics
- Acclimatization
- Altitude
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Cyprinidae
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Genetic Variation
- Phylogeny
- Transcriptome
