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What protein forms the contractile ring during cytokinesis in animal cells?.

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Answer:

filamentous actin

Step-by-step explanation:

Formed during cytokinesis, the last step of cell division, the contractile ring is composed of filamentous actin (F-actin) and the motor protein myosin-2, along with additional structural and regulatory proteins.

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