When the fitness interests of two individuals are different, they are in conflict.

The evolution of cooperation and conflict depends on when these kinds of behaviors are favored by natural selection.

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

      

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

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

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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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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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