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What causes striations in skeletal muscles

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Striations are caused by the arrangement of thick and thin filaments within the myofibrils. The A-Band is the dark area where the thin and thick filaments overlap.
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Answer: Muscle fibers are composed of repeating units called sarcomeres, each composed of a series of repeating series of protein motifs that cause a signature striated appearance.

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