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Skeletal muscles are stimulated to contract by nerves and act as effectors (A-level only)

Skeletal muscles are stimulated to contract by nerves and act as effectors (A-level only)

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A rare genetic mutation results in an altered form of tropomyosin that remains permanently bound over the myosin-binding sites on actin filaments, regardless of the presence of calcium ions (Ca2+\text{Ca}^{2+}Ca2+).

Explain how this mutated tropomyosin prevents muscle contraction.

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Skeletal muscles are stimulated to contract by nerves and act as effectors (A-level only) Questions

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