First complete songbird genome exposes missing genes and chromosome architecture

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Add as preferred source Rockefeller's Jarvis lab has assembled the first fully phased, diploid telomere-to-telomere genome of a songbird, which constitutes the most complete and accurate bird genome to date. Credit: b.illustrations, courtesy of the Jarvis lab The zebra finch is one of the best-studied songbirds and a model for understanding the biology and neuroscience of vocal learning. Now, researchers have produced the first complete genome assembly of the species, revealing thousands of previously hidden genes and chromosome structures.