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Explain why the flexibility of a membrane increases when more of the phospholipids in the layers contain double bonds

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When these bonds have more bends in them (as they will with double bonds), they cannot pack themselves as tightly together. This more-loosely arranged lipid bilayer will allow for a greater degree of flexibility than will membranes that have tightly-packed lipids.
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