Evolutionary analysis of mitochondrially encoded proteins of toad-headed lizards, Phrynocephalus, along an altitudinal gradient

Evolutionary analysis of mitochondrially encoded proteins of toad-headed lizards, Phrynocephalus, along an altitudinal gradient

Abstract Background Animals living at high altitude must adapt to environments with hypoxia and low temperatures, but relatively little is known about underlying genetic changes. Toad-headed lizards of the genus Phrynocephalus cover a broad altitudinal gradient of over 4000 m and are useful models f...

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Main Authors: Yuanting Jin, Yubin Wo, Haojie Tong, Sen Song, Lixun Zhang, Richard P. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Phrynocephalus
Mitochondrial genes
Complex I
Selective evolution
Altitude
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4569-1

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