Evolutionary adaptations generally reverse phenotypic plasticity to restore ancestral phenotypes during new environment adaptation in cattle.

However, a decreasing trend was observed in Tibetan cattle compared to lowland cattle when both are at high altitudes (Figure 2b,c ), suggesting that the adaptation to highlands led to evolutionary genetic modifications and selective pressure based on genetic traits countered the plastic changes, ultimately restoring the ancestral phenotype.

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