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The H-zone in the skeletal muscle fibre is due to
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  • A the absence of myofibrils in the central portion of A-band
  • B the central gap between myosin filaments in the A-band
  • C the central gap between actin filaments extending through myosin filaments in the A-band
  • D extension of myosin filaments in the central portion of the A-band
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The correct answer is: the central gap between actin filaments extending through myosin filaments in the A-band
$\mathrm{H}$-zone in skeletal muscle is the central gap between actin filaments extending through myosin filaments in the A-band. Alternate arrangement of dark and light bands gives the striated appearance to a skeletal muscle. At the centre of A-band, a comparatively less dark zone called $\mathrm{H}$-zone is present. In the centre of $\mathrm{H}$-zone, M-line is present, formed by the threats that connect the myofilaments.

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