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RAD-Seq derived markers flank the shell colour and banding loci of the Cepaea nemoralis supergene.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2013
Richards Paul M, Liu M Maureen, Lowe Natalie, Davey John W, Blaxter Mark L, Davison Angus
Abstract excerpt
Studies on the classic shell colour and banding polymorphism of the land snail Cepaea played a crucial role in establishing the importance of natural selection in maintaining morphological variation. Cepaea is also a pre-eminent model for ecological genetics because the outward colour and banding phenotype is entirely genetically determined, primarily by a 'supergene' of at least five loci. Unfortunately,...
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