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Table 1 Numbers of sex-biased ESTs and genes identified

From: The sex-biased brain: sexual dimorphism in gene expression in two species of songbirds

 

ESTs

non-redundant genes

% of all sex-biased ESTs

% of all sex-biased genes

mean FC non-redundant genes

Zebra Finch

     

male-biased genes

460

383

90

95

1.08

female-biased genes

49

19

9.6

4.7

0.77

Common Whitethroat

     

male-biased genes

318

271

92

94

1.32

female-biased genes

27

16

7.8

5.6

0.66

  1. A total of 509 ESTs corresponding to 417 genes were identified in the zebra finch, and 345 ESTs corresponding to 299 genes in the common whitethroat.