Population_genetics_of_Cepaea-sc-6063
Population_genetics_of_Cepaea
Cepaea nemoralis and Cepaea hortensis (Mollusca; Gastropoda) are classic study systems for natural selection in the wild. Whole genome sequencing will be used to understand the genetics and evolution of the exuberant shell patterning and colour polymorphisms present in these species.  This data is part of a pre-publication release. For information on the proper use of pre-publication data shared by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (including details of any publication moratoria), please see http://www.sanger.ac.uk/datasharing/
Cepaea nemoralis and Cepaea hortensis are common snails of the western European landscape. They have been studied for decades because of their exuberant shell patterning polymorphism. We are using whole genome sequencing to understand the genetics of this polymorphism, and to provide toolkits to study this textbook case of evolution in action. The work is a collaboration between The Tree of Life programme at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Angus Davison of the University of Nottingham.