The genome sequence of the common adder, 
        Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758).

John Benjamin Owens; Wolfgang Wüster; John Mulley; Stuart Graham; Rhys Morgan; Axel Barlow

doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23470.2

The genome sequence of the common adder, Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758).

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Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Vipera berus (common adder; Chordata; Lepidosauria; Squamata; Viperidae). The haplotype-resolved assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 1,695.0 megabases and 1,476.7 megabases, respectively. Most of haplotype 1 (98.45%) is scaffolded into 19 chromosomal pseudomolecules, while haplotype 2 is assembled to scaffold level. Haplotype 1 achieves the Earth Biogenome Project reference standard of 6.C.Q52. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 17.35 kilobases in length.

Original language	English
Number of pages	16
Journal	Wellcome Open Research
Volume	10
Issue number	11
Early online date	26 Sept 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23470.2
Publication status	Published - 26 Sept 2025

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Keywords

Vipera berus
Common adder
genome sequence
chromosomal
Squamata
common adder

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