Indications of an Increase in Number of C-Atoms in Acids and Number of Acids in Seed Fats with Advance in Evolutionary Position
- 31 October 1941
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 94 (2444) , 422
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.94.2444.422
Abstract
When the component acids of seed fats of the families of 16 natural orders are considered, 7 orders have an increase in the number of acids, 8 have an equal number and 1 has a decrease with an advance in evolutionary position of their constituent families. Considering the number of C-atoms of these acids, 8 orders have an increase, 6 have equal number, and 2 have a decrease with an advance in evolutionary position. If the terminal families of those analyzed, the Malvales, Myrtiflorae, Contortae, and Tubiflorae be removed from consideration, then 3 of these 4 orders show an increase in the number of acids and all 4 show an increase in the number of C-atoms in these acids with an increase in evolution.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: