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Genetic exchange also happens between distantly related organisms by horizontal gene transfer, or HGT.
HGT is particularly important to prokarytotes and is the most common way by which they acquire new genes.

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Saturation = extent of packing

Fully saturated fatty acids in the extended form pack into nearly crystalline arrays, stabilized by many hydrophobic interactions.

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The presence of one or more fatty acids with cis double bonds interferes with this tight packing and results in less stable aggregates.

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#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

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