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Component of actin filament of a sarcome...

Component of actin filament of a sarcomere Is

A

Myosin and troponin

B

Troponin and actin

C

Actin and myosin

D

Actin, troponin and tropomyosin

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Component of actin or thin filament of a sarcomere is actin, troponin and tropomyosin.
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