The sum of the number of unique genes and the number of gene families is an estimate of the number of types of genes.

The minimum size of the proteome can be estimatedfrom the number of types of genes.

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Beeswax is Triacontanoylpalmitate, is an ester of palmitic acid with the alcohol triacontanol.

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In triacylglycerols, glycerophospholipids, galactolipids, and sulfolipids, the alkyl groups are fatty acids in ester linkage. 

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Plasmalogens are ether glycerophospholipids in which the alkyl moiety is cis-a, b-unsaturated

      

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The peroxisome is the primary site of plasmalogen synthesis.

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Platelet-activating factor has a long ether-linked alkyl chain at C-1 of glycerol, but C-2 is ester-linked to acetic acid, which makes the compound much more water-soluble than most glycerophospholipids and plasmalogens.