Genomic scan reveals loci under altitude adaptation in Tibetan and Dahe pigs.

High altitude environments are of particular interest in the studies of local adaptation as well as their implications in physiology and clinical medicine in human. Some Chinese pig breeds, such as Tibetan pig (TBP) that is well adapted to the high altitude and Dahe pig (DHP) that dwells at the mode...

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Main Authors: Kunzhe Dong, Na Yao, Yabin Pu, Xiaohong He, Qianjun Zhao, Yizhao Luan, Weijun Guan, Shaoqi Rao, Yuehui Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4201535?pdf=render