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Thus, the reconstructed ancestor of the clade corresponding to Enterobacteriaceae (A in Figure 1) was considered to constitute a close approximation of the free-living ancestor that gave rise to Buchnera.
While gene transfer into the mitochondrial genomes has been inferred [ 36 37 38 39 ] , mitochondrial genomes are expected to have undergone many fewer legitimate and illegitimate recombination events than free-living prokaryotes.
Building on the availability of the complete genome sequence, gene homologs of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans [ 31 ] were identified for M. incognita clusters and correlated with known RNA interference (RNAi) phenotypes.
American expatriates such as Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and John dos Passos liked the free-living atmosphere and added to the mystique themselves (see opposite page).
Distributions of clusters by GO categories can be compared to findings from other species using the TIGR gene index [ 38 39 ] which includes information for three nematodes - the free-living C. elegans and the human filarial parasites Brugia malayi and Onchocerca volvulus . Table 3compares observed GO representation among nematode species.