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Protein Partly Contracting

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noun

• one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form

38%7Partly black and partly white
adjective satellite

• having two colors

38%9Partly divine and partly human
noun

• a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories

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