| comparative transcriptomic analysis revealed adaptation mechanism of phrynocephalus erythrurus, the highest altitude lizard living in the qinghai-tibet plateau. | organisms living at high altitudes must overcome three major environmental challenges: hypoxia, cold, and intense uv radiation. the molecular mechanisms that enable these challenges to be overcome have mainly been studied in endothermic organisms; relatively little attention has been paid to poikilothermic species. here, we present deep transcriptome sequencing in two closely related lizards, the high altitude-dwelling phrynocephalus erythrurus and the lowland-dwelling p. putjatia, to identify c ... | 2015 | 26031664 |