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. 2010 Jul 2;329(5987):40-1.

doi: 10.1126/science.1192481.

Evolution. Genes for high altitudes

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1192481

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Evolution. Genes for high altitudes

Jay F Storz. Science. 2010.

. 2010 Jul 2;329(5987):40-1.

doi: 10.1126/science.1192481.

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¹ School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA. jstorz2@unl.edu

PMID: 20595602
PMCID: PMC4390060
DOI: 10.1126/science.1192481

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Tibetans, who have lived at high altitudes for nearly 25,000 years, survive the low-oxygen environment through a low blood hemoglobin concentration.

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Genetic evidence for high-altitude adaptation in Tibet.
Simonson TS, Yang Y, Huff CD, Yun H, Qin G, Witherspoon DJ, Bai Z, Lorenzo FR, Xing J, Jorde LB, Prchal JT, Ge R. Simonson TS, et al. Science. 2010 Jul 2;329(5987):72-5. doi: 10.1126/science.1189406. Epub 2010 May 13. Science. 2010. PMID: 20466884
Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude.
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