High-altitude adaptation of gene expression in yak organs

In this study, we examined differences in the transcriptomes of four organs (heart, kidney, liver and lung) between yak and cattle, a pair of closely related species distributed at high and low altitudes, respectively.本研究针对分别栖息于高海拔与低海拔的一对近缘物种——牦牛与牛——，分析了二者心脏、肾脏、肝脏及肺脏四种器官的转录组（transcriptome）差异。