Table 3.
Comparison of the analysis of gene expression by quantitative RT-PCR and microarray
M:F (microarray) | M:F (RT-PCR) | ||||
Species and tissue | Affymetrix number or gene symbol | Ratio | P-value | Ratio | P-value |
Zebra finch | |||||
Adult brain | FST | 1.7 | 4.0E-04 | 1.8 | 5.0E-04 |
LUZP1 | 1.6 | 3.7E-03 | 2.4 | 1.0E-06 | |
SMARCA2 | 1.4 | 1.7E-03 | 2.1 | 2.0E-06 | |
DNAJA1 | 1.3 | 1.6E-03 | 2.0 | 4.6E-05 | |
CRHBP | 1.2 | 5.9E-02 | 1.4 | 2.8E-03 | |
RPS6 | 1.6 | 2.4E-05 | 2.1 | 1.3E-04 | |
P1 brain | FST | 1.6 | 1.5E-02 | 1.5 | 3.0E-02 |
LUZP1 | 1.7 | 1.8E-02 | 2.5 | 4.4E-04 | |
SMARCA2 | 1.2 | 1.7E-01 | 1.8 | 9.0E-04 | |
DNAJA1 | 1.1 | 2.1E-02 | 2.1 | 1.3E-05 | |
CRHBP | ND | ND | 2.1 | 8.7E-04 | |
RPS6 | 1.6 | 2.4E-04 | 2.5 | 3.0E-06 | |
Chicken | |||||
E14 brain | Gga.12454.1.S1 | 0.4 | 4.9E-05 | 0.5 | 7.3E-05 |
GgaAffx.9524 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.1 | 0.64 | |
GgaAffx.24493 | 1.6 | 5.0E-06 | 1.8 | 1.3E-03 | |
Gga.4811 | 1.8 | 9.9E-08 | 2.3 | 2.5E-04 | |
GgaAffx.25289 | 2.0 | 1.7E-06 | 2.7 | 9.0E-05 | |
Gga.2433 | 2.4 | 1.1E-07 | 2.6 | 2.9E-04 | |
Gga.2883 | 2.7 | 1.3E-08 | 2.6 | 1.2E-05 |
ND, not detected. The P-value is from a t-test comparing males and females.