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Red muscle and White muscle.

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Due to the presence of myoglobind the colour of the red muscle fibre is red, but due to the absence of myoglobind white muscle fibre is white in colour. Red muscles fibres generates slow contraction, whereas white muscles generatees fast or rapid contractions.
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