Genome-wide identification of genes probably relevant to the adaptation of schizothoracins (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) to the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

• Published in: BMC genomics Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 310 - 8
• Main Authors: Chi, Wei, Ma, Xufa, Niu, Jiangong, Zou, Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 20.04.2017; BMC
• Subjects: Adaptation; Adaptation, Physiological - genetics; Animals; Biological evolution; Cypriniformes - genetics; Cypriniformes - physiology; Deer; Divergence; Elevation; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Fish; Gene sequencing; Genes; Genomes; Genomics; Hemoglobin; High altitude; High-altitude adaptation; Hypoxia; Metabolism; Next-generation sequencing; Polyploid; Positive selection; Quality control; Schizothoracins; Selection, Genetic; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; Specialization; Tibet; Ultraviolet radiation; Ultraviolet Rays; Uplift; Tibet; Tibetan Plateau; United States > US; High-altitude adaptation; Schizothoracins; Positive selection; Polyploid

Molecular adaptation to the severe environments present during the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has attracted the attention of researchers. The divergence of the three specialization groups of schizothoracins (Primitive, Specialized and Highly Specialized) may correspond to the three phases o...