Tibetan Mastiff gained high altitude adaptation after domestication by wolf interbreeding
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - 17:01
in Biology & Nature
The Tibetan Mastiff is famed for its high-altitude prowess, showing a remarkable strength and endurance to 3-mile elevations and even higher. Evolutionary biologists have successfully identified the genes responsible for this adaptation, yet an elusive question remained: Exactly how did they acquire the adaptation?