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.......... muscle fibres store much oxygen in combination with ..........

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The color difference is caused by a red pigment called the myoglobin in the sarcoplasm of muscle fibers. Such muscles tend to contain a high proportion of slow-contracting and fatigue-resistant fibers with a high myoglobin concentration.
So, the correct answer is 'red myoglobin'.

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