Article
Genetic variation in haemoglobin is associated with evolved changes in breathing in high-altitude deer mice.
The Journal of experimental biology - 15 Jan 2022
Ivy Catherine M, Wearing Oliver H, Natarajan Chandrasekhar, Schweizer Rena M, Gutiérrez-Pinto Natalia, Velotta Jonathan P, Campbell-Staton Shane C, Petersen Elin E, Fago Angela, Cheviron Zachary A, Storz Jay F, Scott Graham R
Abstract excerpt
Physiological systems often have emergent properties but the effects of genetic variation on physiology are often unknown, which presents a major challenge to understanding the mechanisms of phenotypic evolution. We investigated whether genetic variants in haemoglobin (Hb) that contribute to high-altitude adaptation in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) are associated with evolved changes in the control of...
Topics
- Altitude
- Animals
- Genetic Variation
- Hemoglobins
- Hypoxia
- Mice
- Oxygen
- Peromyscus
- Respiration
