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what are the names of the "subunits" within the myofibrils that run the length of skeletal muscle fibers?

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Sarcomeres

Step-by-step explanation:

A muscle fiber is composed of many myofibrils, A sarcomere is the basic unit of a myofibril.

Sarcomeres are arranged in a stacked pattern throughout the muscle tissue, giving it a striped pattern. Sarcomeres are composed of thick and thin filaments. The thin and thick filaments interact initiate the movement of muscle.

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