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myosin(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: noun
- Definition: one of the proteins that make up the microfilaments in the cytoskeleton and muscles, where it assists (with actin) in their contraction
- Example:
1. There are different sets of actin and myosin genes expressed in the cytoskeleton and in contractile muscle fibres.
2. DNA sequencing shows that genes for actin and myosin in muscles were copied from their cytoskeletal counterparts.
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