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Which of the following is correctly matched?

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actin -- major component of the A band of a sarcomere

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myosin -- major component of thick filaments

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tropomyosin -- calcium binding protein of skeletal muscle

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troponin -- interferes with the binding of myosin to actin

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Solution

The correct option is B
myosin -- major component of thick filaments

Muscles are composed of two major protein filaments: a thick filament composed of the protein myosin and a thin filament composed of the protein actin.

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