Whole-Transcriptome Analysis of Yak and Cattle Heart Tissues Reveals Regulatory Pathways Associated With High-Altitude Adaptation

BackgroundThe yak (Bos grunniens) is an important livestock species that can survive the extremely cold, harsh, and oxygen-poor conditions of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and provide meat, milk, and transportation for the Tibetans living there. However, the regulatory network that drive this hypoxic...

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Main Authors: Hui Wang, Jincheng Zhong, Jikun Wang, Zhixin Chai, Chengfu Zhang, Jinwei Xin, Jiabo Wang, Xin Cai, Zhijuan Wu, Qiumei Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.579800/full