Biology A-Level
sarcomere between Z lines
What sarcomere between Z lines means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A repeating unit of a myofibril, running from one Z line to the next, with thin actin filaments anchored at the Z lines and thick myosin filaments lying in the middle.
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