The 1001 Genomes Consortium set out to provide detailed whole-genome sequences of at least 1001 genotypes of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. In a worldwide collaboration, including (past) lab members Angela Hancock, Matthew Horton, Wayan Muliyati, Gianluca Sperone and Joy Bergelson, the consortium released 1,135 genome sequences of A. thaliana. The joint effort results in a publicly available, invaluable resource to study phenotypic variation and adaptation in plants.
The release of the genomes in Cell 2016, 166, provides a fascinating insight into A. thaliana’s global population structure, migration patterns, and evolutionary history. When combined with the RegMap panel, we now have 2,029 natural A. thaliana genotypes with high quality polymorphism data that will greatly expand our ability to study how wild plants adapt to biotic and abiotic environments.
