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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 41.3, Problem 1CT
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The advantages and disadvantages of having a child homozygous for the allele encoding for fast-twitch fibers.
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The Long muscles generally contain the fast-twitch muscle fibers. There is a low requirement of the oxygen in fast-twitch muscle fibers. The mitochondria are fewer in the fast-twitch muscle fibers. The fast-twitch muscle fibers are white in color because there the level of myoglobin is low in these fibers.
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