Which of the Following Substances Is Produced by Hydrogenating an Unsaturated

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following substances is produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid?

• A) a polyunsaturated fatty acid
• B) a trans fatty acid
• C) a saturated fatty acid
• D) a monounsaturated fatty acid

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Definitions:

Homoplasy

Homoplasy describes a character state similarity not due to shared descent (for example, produced by convergent evolution or evolutionary reversal).

Orthologs

Genes in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene and retain the same function.

Paralogs

Genes that are related by duplication within a genome and can evolve new functions, despite having a common ancestor.

Species Tree

A conceptual tree diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among various species based upon their genetic differences and similarities.