The basic contractile unit of a muscle cell is

fascicle

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muscle fibre

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sarcomere

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myofibril

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The correct option is C
sarcomere

Sarcomere is the basic contractile unit of a muscle cell. A dark and a half each of the two light bands present in the muscle tissue constitute a sarcomere.

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