Genome-wide analysis reveals adaptation to high altitudes in Tibetan sheep
Genome-wide analysis reveals adaptation to high altitudes in Tibetan sheep
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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 and Du, Lixin
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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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-wid...
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Genome-wide analysis reveals adaptation to high altitudes in Tibetan sheep
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4882523
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4882523
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/srep26770
