A team of researchers has identified a single gene associated with migration in songbirds by combining whole genome sequencing with migration tracking technology for the first time ever

by GrrlScientist for Forbes | @GrrlScientist

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A team of researchers has identified a gene associated with migration in golden-winged warblers (left) and blue-winged warblers (right) using whole genome sequencing and migration tracking technology. (Credit: Sean Graesser)

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