The ability to sing has genetic determination and some of the “song genes” of birds have been mapped for expression in different parts of the brain. (See Marler P, Doupe AJ 2000 Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 97:2965).
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(2008). Singing Ability. In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_15662
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