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Comparative genomic investigation of high-elevation adaptation in ectothermic snakes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Aug 2018
Li Jia-Tang, Gao Yue-Dong, Xie Liang, Deng Cao, Shi Peng, Guan Meng-Long, Huang Song, Ren Jin-Long, Wu Dong-Dong, Ding Li, Huang Zi-Yan, Nie Hu, Humphreys Devon P, Hillis David M, Wang Wen-Zhi, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Several previous genomic studies have focused on adaptation to high elevations, but these investigations have been largely limited to endotherms. Snakes of the genus Thermophis are endemic to the Tibetan plateau and therefore present an opportunity to study high-elevation adaptations in ectotherms. Here, we report the de novo assembly of the genome of a Tibetan hot-spring snake (Thermophis baileyi) and then...
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