Genes for the high life: New genetic variants point to positive selection for high altitude hypoxia in Tibetans

Nina G. Jablonski

doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.031

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Nina G. Jablonski. Genes for the high life: New genetic variants point to positive selection for high altitude hypoxia in Tibetans. Zoological Research, 2017, 38(3): 117-117. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.031

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Nina G. Jablonski. Genes for the high life: New genetic variants point to positive selection for high altitude hypoxia in Tibetans. Zoological Research, 2017, 38(3): 117-117. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.031

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Genes for the high life: New genetic variants point to positive selection for high altitude hypoxia in Tibetans

doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.031

Nina G. Jablonski

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16902, USA

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Corresponding author: Nina G. Jablonski,E-mail:ngj2@psu.edu
Received Date: 2017-05-10
Rev Recd Date: 2017-05-11
Publish Date: 2017-05-18

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