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The unique genomic properties of sex-biased genes: insights from avian microarray data

Mank, JE; Hultin-Rosenberg, L; Webster, MT; Ellegren, H; (2008) The unique genomic properties of sex-biased genes: insights from avian microarray data. BMC Genomics , 9 , Article 148. 10.1186/1471-2164-9-148. Green open access

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Abstract

In order to develop a framework for the analysis of sex-biased genes, we present a characterization of microarray data comparing male and female gene expression in 18 day chicken embryos for brain, gonad, and heart tissue.

Type: Article
Title: The unique genomic properties of sex-biased genes: insights from avian microarray data
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-148
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-9-148
Language: English
Additional information: © 2008 Mank et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. PMCID: PMC2294128
Keywords: Animals, Base Composition, Brain, Chick Embryo, Codon, Female, Gene Expression, Genome, Gonads, Heart, Male, Microarray Analysis, Sex Characteristics
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1346875
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