NCBI Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) Genome Resources

NCBI Web Resources:
Global Query. Query all NCBI Entrez databases in one step.
BLAST. Compare your sequence to different organism-specific sequences.
dbSNP. Database of SNPs and other genetic variation.
e-PCR. Check your sequence
for STSs and view in genomic context.
GEO. Gene Expression Omnibus, a public repository for expression data.
HomoloGene. Putative homologies among human, mouse, rat, and zebrafish.
PopSet.Population study data sets.
PubMed Central. Digital archive of full text and content from life science journals.
RefSeq. Reference sequences of genomic contigs, mRNAs, and proteins.
Taxonomy. Taxonomy Browser hosts summaries of sequence resources and external links through NCBI's LinkOut.
Trace Archive. Collection of raw sequence traces from various sequencing projects.
UniGene. Organization of transcribed sequences into gene-based clusters.
UniSTS. A non-redundant collection of STSs with links to maps and sequence.

FTP Sites:
RefSeq
UniGene
Map Viewer

Welcome to the Taeniopygia guttata Genome Resources page. This homepage provides information on zebra finch- and avian-related resources from NCBI and the zebra finch research community. If you have questions about any of the resources or have a resource to add please let us know. We encourage your suggestions.

The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), a small songbird native to Australia and islands in the South Pacific, has a long history in aviculture. Zebra finches are sexually dimorphic, with the sexes exhibiting differences in behavior and appearance. This bird with a 'singing genome' serves as a model for research into the role genes play in brain development, learning, and behavior.

Photo courtesy of Graeme Chapman.

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Release of zebra finch build 1.1 in Map Viewer: This build represents an annotation of the 6X Taeniopygia_guttata-3.2.4 assembly from the Genome Sequencing Center at the Washington University School of Medicine. Map displays include alignment of zebra finch UniGene clusters and mRNAs as well as mRNAs from chicken and avian species other than chicken and zebra finch. A link to the FTP site for the finch Map Viewer files is also provided on this page.

See the May 2008 issue of Genetics for an article by Stapley et al. on a linkage map for zebra finch.

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ANNOUNCING the release of the zebra finch genome assembly
(build 1.1) in Map Viewer. Take a moment to BLAST your favorite gene sequence against the genome and explore the maps available for viewing. Learn more about the Gnomon gene prediction program and the resulting models available in Map Viewer.

White Papers:
Construction of a zebra finch BAC library
Physical map of the zebra finch genome
Whole genome sequencing of zebra finch

Maps and Sequence:
BLAST Zebra finch Sequences
Taeniopygia guttata Traces

Annotation Projects:
UCSC Annotation

Sequence Resources
AvianNET
ESTIMA: Songbird EST Database
Genome Sequencing Center - Washington University in St. Louis
Songbird Brain Transcriptome Database
Songbirdgenome.org
Songbird Neurogenomics Initiative

Other Resources:
Art Arnold Laboratory
The Clayton Lab at Illinois
eFinch.com
Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience
National Finch and Softbill Society
NetVet
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA)
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
The Zebra Finch Page
Zebra Finches
Zebra Finch Society - USA

Documentation:
Genome Glossary

Zebra Finch Genome Resources