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    What Allows Muscle Fibers to Shorten During Contraction
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What Allows Muscle Fibers to Shorten During Contraction

Question 51

Question 51

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What allows muscle fibers to shorten during contraction?


A) Individual protein filaments contract.
B) Cross-bridges between filaments break.
C) Arrays of filaments slide against each other.
D) Protein filaments coil more tightly.
E) Subunits of protein polymers detach.

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