Table 1. Altitude, longitude, and latitude of the sampling locations for 7 Tibetan subpopulations and 7 Lowland chicken breeds.
| Populations | Sampling locations | Sample sizes | Altitude (m) | Longitude (E) | Latitude (N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibetan chicken (TC) | |||||
| Shigatse (RKZ) | Shigatse, Tibet | 11 | 3900 | 89.60 | 28.92 |
| Lhoka (SN) | Lhoka, Tibet | 24 | 3700 | 90.03 | 28.27 |
| Lhasa (LS) | Lhasa, Tibet | 28 | 3650 | 91.01 | 29.26 |
| Garze (GZ) | Garze, Sichuan | 7 | 3390 | 99.22 | 28.34 |
| Aba (AB) | Aba, Sichuan | 25 | 3300 | 102.33 | 31.27 |
| Diqing (DQ) | Diqing, Yunnan | 19 | 3280 | 99.53 | 28.08 |
| Yushu (YS) | Yushu, Qinghai | 52 | 2700 | 96.6 | 33.2 |
| Lowland chicken (LC) | |||||
| Emei (EM) | Emei, Sichuan | 9 | 1800 | 103.41 | 29.49 |
| Miyi (MY) | Panzhihua, Sichuan | 21 | 1400 | 101.45 | 26.45 |
| Shimian (SM) | Yaan, Sichuan | 27 | 1120 | 102.13 | 29.40 |
| Jiuyuan (JY) | Wanyuan, Sichuan | 15 | 900 | 108.21 | 31.84 |
| Pengxian (PX) | Yaan, Sichuan | 30 | 600 | 102.98 | 29.98 |
| Muchuan (MC) | Muchuan, Sichuan | 16 | 540 | 103.90 | 29.02 |
| Wenchang (WC) | Wenchang, Hainan | 20 | 10 | 110.87 | 19.72 |