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A Phospholipid Bilayer with Equal Amounts of Saturated and Unsaturated

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A phospholipid bilayer with equal amounts of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids displays a specific permeability to glucose. What effect will increasing the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in the bilayer have on the membrane's permeability to glucose?


A) Permeability to glucose will increase.
B) Permeability to glucose will decrease.
C) Permeability to glucose will stay the same.
D) Permeability will decrease initially then increase as the bilayer fills with glucose.

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