Population genomics of variegated toad-headed lizard Phrynocephalus versicolor and its adaptation to the colorful sand of the Gobi Desert

Purpose: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized systems-based analysis of melanic variation. The goals of this study are to evaluate population evolutionary genetics associated with dark and light color variation in a lizard. Overall design: RNA for from different tisues of the ssmple female was extracted to generate a comprehensive transcriptome. Additionally 3 individuals from melanic population HSK were sequenced to be compared in differential expression analysis against non-melanic population GZ