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Table 2 Sexually Dimorphic Expression in Day 25 Zebra Finches Detected with cDNA Microarrays and Real-time qPCR

From: Sexual differentiation of the zebra finch song system: potential roles for sex chromosome genes

GenBank Accession Number

Z or W*

Tentative Identification**

Male/Female Ratio on Array (across ages)

Array pFDR

Male/Female Ratio using qPCR

qPCR t, p-values

CK313884

Z

17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type IV

2.05

.023

2.37

7.09, 0.0001

CK310795

Z

Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase beta chain

1.20

<.0001

2.25

5.30, 0.0003

CK303566

Z

Unknown

2.03

<.0001

2.05

5.95, <0.0001

CK310754

Z

Aprataxin/forkhead-assoc.domain

2.06

.0002

2.53

4.65, 0.0008

DV956689

Z

Unknown

2.00

.0013

1.89

5.44, 0.0002

CK308959

Z

Unknown

2.20

<.0001

2.8

3.79, 0.0022

CK306648

Z

Unknown

1.99

<.0001

2.18

5.54, 0.0002

CK303187

Z

KIAA 1797 (large protein family)

2.43

<.0001

1.96

4.44, 0.0012

CK306803

Z

Sorting Nexin 2

2.19

.0015

2.19

6.97, 0.0001

DV946640***

Z

Sorting Nexin 2

2.10

.0004

2.07

5.11, 0.0003

DV947064

Z

Unknown

1.98

.006

2.32

4.33, 0.0012

DV948036

Z

Unknown

2.00

.015

2.29

4.91, 0.0005

  1. *Location on Z or W chromosome
  2. **Based on August 6, 2008 zebra finch genome release (not yet annotated).
  3. ***Later determined to represent the same gene as CK306803, so excluded from further analysis