Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome SocietyAnimalsLivestockHumansAltitudeAdaptation
Exploring the genetic footprints of high altitude adapted humans and livestock.
Manish Tiwari, Gayatri Gujar, Siriluck Ponsuksili, C G Shashank, Shweta Sharma, Monika Sodhi, Manishi Mukesh
Published: 202510.1007/s00335-025-10161-9
Abstract
High-altitude environments such as the Himalayas, Andes, and Ethiopian regions pose extreme environmental challenges like hypobaric hypoxia, cold stress, and extreme UV radiation. This prompts both short-term physiological and long-term genetic adapt…
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