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A sarcomere is...

A. an organ
B. a protein filament or fiber
C. the basic contractile unit of muscle contraction
D.an organelle


User Krzysiek
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Answer:

C, basic contractile unit of muscle fiber.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you read the definition of sarcomere, this is what it says: "A sarcomere (Greek σάρξ sarx "flesh", μέρος meros "part") is the complicated unit of striated muscle tissue. It is the repeating unit between two Z lines. Skeletal muscles are composed of tubular muscle cells (myocytes called muscle fibers or myofibers) which are formed in a process known as myogenesis."

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