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Genetic diversities of MT-ND1 and MT-ND2 genes are associated with high-altitude adaptation in yak.
Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis - 1 Apr 2018
Shi Yu, Hu Yongsong, Wang Jie, Elzo Mauricio A, Yang Xue, Lai Songjia
Abstract excerpt
Tibetan yak (Bos grunniens) inhabiting the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) where the average altitude is 4000 m, is specially adapted to live at these altitudes. Conversely, cattle (B. taurus) has been found to suffer from high-altitude hypertension or heart failure when exposed to these high altitudes. Two mitochondrial genes, MT-ND1 and MT-ND2, encode two subunits of NADH dehydrogenase play an essential role in the...
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