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		Research article Genomic organization and molecular phylogenies of the beta (β) keratin multigene family in the chicken (Gallus gallus) and zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata): implications for feather evolution Matthew J Greenwold, Roger H Sawyer BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010, 10:148 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Neural expression and post-transcriptional dosage compensation of the steroid metabolic enzyme 17β-HSD type 4 Sarah E London, Yuichiro Itoh, Valentin A Lance, Petra M Wise, Preethika S Ekanayake, Randi K Oyama, Arthur P Arnold, Barney A Schlinger BMC Neuroscience 2010, 11:47 (1 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Genomic and neural analysis of the estradiol-synthetic pathway in the zebra finch Sarah E London, David F Clayton BMC Neuroscience 2010, 11:46 (1 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Estrogenic steroid-related genes in the zebra finch and other mammals are largely homologous, but steroidogenic enzyme genes might be less diverse in the finch and the neural expression of a cholesterol transport protein gene might be regulated by hearing song.
		Research Evolution of a cluster of innate immune genes (β-defensins) along the ancestral lines of chicken and zebra finch Olof Hellgren, Robert Ekblom Immunome Research 2010, 6:3 (1 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Gene duplication and fragmentation in the zebra finch major histocompatibility complex Christopher N Balakrishnan, Robert Ekblom, Martin Völker, Helena Westerdahl, Ricardo Godinez, Holly Kotkiewicz, David W Burt, Tina Graves, Darren K Griffin, Wesley C Warren, Scott V Edwards BMC Biology 2010, 8:29 (1 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The Zebra finch possesses a more complex major histocompatibility complex (MHC) from that of other birds, which is probably the result of genomic changes such as gene duplication, pseudogenization and the distribution of MHC genes on multiple chromosomes.
		Research article The zebra finch neuropeptidome: prediction, detection and expression Fang Xie, Sarah E London, Bruce R Southey, Suresh P Annangudi, Andinet Amare, Sandra L Rodriguez-Zas, David F Clayton, Jonathan V Sweedler BMC Biology 2010, 8:28 (1 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Characterization of neuropeptides and prohormones in the zebra finch reveals detailed knowledge of the components involved in song recognition learning and provides a basis for future studies investigating the neural mechanisms underlying vocal communication and behavior.
		Research article Comparative genomic analysis of the zebra finch degradome provides new insights into evolution of proteases in birds and mammals Víctor Quesada, Gloria Velasco, Xose S Puente, Wesley C Warren, Carlos López-Otín BMC Genomics 2010, 11:220 (1 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Comparison of the degradomes of birds and mammals using genes identified in the zebra finch, chicken and human genomes shows how biological traits unique to the zebra finch are reflected in the evolution of their proteases.
		Research article Digital gene expression analysis of the zebra finch genome Robert Ekblom, Christopher N Balakrishnan, Terry Burke, Jon Slate BMC Genomics 2010, 11:219 (1 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article A comparison of SNPs and microsatellites as linkage mapping markers: lessons from the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) Alexander D Ball, Jessica Stapley, Deborah A Dawson, Tim R Birkhead, Terry Burke, Jon Slate BMC Genomics 2010, 11:218 (1 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary An improved genetic linkage map for four chromosomes of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) was built by first using less error-prone single nucleotide polymorphisms to construct a framework map, and then adding microsatellite markers.
		Minireview Genome of a songbird unveiled Raphael Pinaud Journal of Biology 2010, 9:19 (1 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Pinaud heralds the publication of the zebra finch genome, reviewing some of the most exciting findings of this pioneering effort and explaining how this songbird model offers unique insights into auditory learning, singing behaviour and other biological phenomena.

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Zebra finch: the companion papers for the publication of the zebra finch genome sequence