Choose the best description of how myosin and actin are arranged within the two types of protein filaments in myofibrils. a.) Actin makes up the think filaments, and myosin makes up the thin filaments. b.) Myosin makes up the think filaments, and actin makes up the thin filaments. c.) Myosin and actin are randomly interspersed in the think filaments but are absent from the thin filaments. d.) Myosin and actin overlap with each other to make up both the think and thin filaments.

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Choose the best description of how myosin and actin are arranged within the two types of protein filaments in myofibrils.

a.) Actin makes up the think filaments, and myosin makes up the thin filaments.

b.) Myosin makes up the think filaments, and actin makes up the thin filaments.

c.) Myosin and actin are randomly interspersed in the think filaments but are absent from the thin filaments.

d.) Myosin and actin overlap with each other to make up both the think and thin filaments. 

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