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Myofibrils are made up of:

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Myosin and actin
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Myosin and troponin
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Actin and tropomyosin
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All the above components
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The correct option is D All the above components
Myofibrils are made up of thick and thin filaments, which gives the muscles, striated appearance. A thin filament of myofibril contains 2 ‘F’ actins and two other proteins, namely troponin and tropomyosin. Thick filament composed of myosin molecule. Therefore, myofibrils are composed of actin, myosin, tropomyosin and troponin.

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