Whole-genome resequencing provides insights into the diversity and adaptation to desert environment in Xinjiang Mongolian cattle.

"availability of data and materials whole genome sequencing data of xinjiang mongolian cattle have been successfully submitted to the national center for biotechnology information. sra data: prjna844484"

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateAll animal treatments were according to the recommendation of the Regulations for the Administration of Affairs Concerning Experimental Animals of China, and approved by the Animal Care Committee of Xinjiang Agricultural University responsible for overseeing the ethical use of animals in research within the university. All methods are reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines for the reporting of animal experiments. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding This research was sponsored by Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2022D01A64) and also financed by the Key Discipline of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region."