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Skeletal muscle fibre is a "Syncytium" which means it is?

A
Made up of many fibres
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Made up of many proteins
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C
Long and slender
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Swollen in the middle with tapered ends
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E
Multinucleated
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Solution

The correct option is D Multinucleated
  • Syncytia: An epithelium or tissue characterized by cytoplasmic continuity, or a large mass of cytoplasm not separated into individual cells and containing many nuclei. Syncytium may be formed by the fusion of two or more cells, forming a giant cell.
So, the correct answer is 'Multinucleated'.

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