The oxidation of an unsaturated fatty acid leads to the production of fewer ATPs than a saturated fatty acid with the same number of carbons because ____
A) the oxidation of the fatty acid stops when it reaches the double bond
B) unsaturated fatty acids cannot be metabolized
C) the double bond results in the bypassing of the first oxidation step of the pathway, thereby eliminating one FADH product
D) none of these
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