Hypogaeic Acid

C6H30O.. Mpt. 33° C.; obtained from peanut oil by the saponification of its glyceride, which is present in that oil. It is easily oxidized, and unites directly with bromine. Hypogene. Strata of any age formed below the surface. Hypo genesis. Form of A mph i genesis shown by the higher plants and animals, in which a single individual consists of a series of asexual links (metameres, etc.), and finally one or more of these units produces a generation of sexual cells that develop into new individuals, either continuously, as in Birds, Fishes, and Man, or by metamorphosis, as in Frogs. See STROPHOGE IMG:content-0724.png:[blocks in formation] Hypomere. Base of a sponge in which the canal system is rudimentary, absent, or non-functional.