Resources

 

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Zebra Finch:

 

Genomics Resources

NCBI: Zebra finch genome: NCBI page for the latest zebra finch genome assembly.

NCBI: Genome annotation page: The latest zebra finch genome annotation by NCBI/RefSeq.

Ensembl: Zebra Finch: Latest Ensembl release of the zebra finch genome (see also UCSC BLAT Browser).

UCSC ZF Blat Browser: Browser for BLAT mapping sequences to the Jul. 2008 Taeniopygia guttata draft v3.2.4 genome assembly (and other species).

 

Transcriptomics Resources

Brain Transcriptome Library: Database of songbird cDNA clone information (Jarvis lab; Duke University). Clones are annotated with behavioral information, and are linked to information about homologous genes in other species.

CUGI BAC/EST Resources: The zebra finch Estima collection and BAC library are available as a full library or as individual clones.

NCBI ZF Nucleotide BLAST: Zebra Finch Nucleotide BLAST search.

 

Bioinformatics Resources

ZF KEGG Pathway Database: Zebra finch specific KEGG Pathway maps assembled from RefSeqs information.

 

Avian:

 

Genomics Resources

Ensembl: Chicken: The latest release of the chicken genome from Ensembl.

 

Transcriptomics Resources

GEISHA: Online repository of in situ hybridization and corresponding metadata for genes expressed in the chicken embryo during the first six days of development.

 

Mammalian:

 

Transcriptomics Resources

UCSC VisiGene Image Browser: Browser for in situ image collections in mice and frogs at varying points in development.

GenePaint.org: Digital atlas of gene expression patterns in the mouse.

The Allen Mouse Brain Atlas: Genome-wide, high-resolution atlas of gene expression throughout the adult mouse brain.

 

 

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