The world's first cloned golden wild yak via interspecific SCNT: 4800m donor origin and 4200m vitrified blastocyst transfer
Dawei Yu, Qiang Zhang, Lei Cao, Shigang Gu, Yurong Zhang, Chang Liu, Kangjun Yin, Jing Wang, Bo Pan, Y. L. Liu, Guangbin Zhou, Daoliang Lan, Yongye Huang, Wangdui Basang
This paper reports the first successful cloning of a golden wild yak using interspecific somatic cell nuclear transfer under extreme high-altitude conditions.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2026 · PreprintGenetics