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+[[!meta title="Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita."]]
+[[!tag nematode genome]]
+
+Abad P, Gouzy J, Aury JM, Castagnone-Sereno P, Danchin EG, Deleury E,
+Perfus-Barbeoch L, Anthouard V, Artiguenave F, Blok VC, Caillaud MC, Coutinho PM,
+Dasilva C, De Luca F, Deau F, Esquibet M, Flutre T, Goldstone JV, Hamamouch N,
+Hewezi T, Jaillon O, Jubin C, Leonetti P, Magliano M, Maier TR, Markov GV,
+McVeigh P, Pesole G, Poulain J, Robinson-Rechavi M, Sallet E, Ségurens B,
+Steinbach D, Tytgat T, Ugarte E, van Ghelder C, Veronico P, Baum TJ, Blaxter M,
+Bleve-Zacheo T, Davis EL, Ewbank JJ, Favery B, Grenier E, Henrissat B, Jones JT,
+Laudet V, Maule AG, Quesneville H, Rosso MN, Schiex T, Smant G, Weissenbach J,
+Wincker P.
+
+Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Aug;26(8):909-15. doi:10.1038/nbt.1482
+
+Genome sequence of the metazoan plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita.
+
+[[!pmid 18660804 desc="“One remarkable feature is that most of the genome is composed of pairs of homologous segments that may denote former diverged alleles. This suggests that M. incognita is evolving without sex toward effective haploidy through the Meselson effect.”"]]
chromosomes, as determined by a synteny comparison between two related
species ([[Foth and coll., 2014|biblio/24929830]]).
+ - In _Meloidogyne incognita_, which reproduces by mitotic parthenogenesis, the
+ genome sequence is evloving towards effective haploidy ([[Abad and coll.,
+ 2008|biblio/18660804]]).
+
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