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Why Are Membranes with Unsaturated Fatty Acids in Their Components

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Why are membranes with unsaturated fatty acids in their components more flexible and fluid?


A) Unsaturated fatty acids pack closely together to form ordered arrays.
B) Unsaturated fatty acids bend at the double bond,preventing close packing.
C) Saturated fatty acids have a "kink" that produces more fluid aggregates.
D) Unsaturated fatty acids have cis double bonds that prevent formation of a "kink."

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