Which Type(s) of Muscle Fibers Is/are Most Fatigue Resistant

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which type(s) of muscle fibers is/are most fatigue resistant?

• A) fast glycolytic
• B) slow oxidative
• C) fast oxidative glycolytic
• D) All of the choices are equally fatigue resistant.

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Definitions:

Epigenetics

The study of stable changes in the expression of a particular gene that occur without changes in DNA base sequences; the Greek prefix epi- means “on top of” or “in addition to.”

Gene Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product, often a protein.

DNA Base Sequences

The order of nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) in a DNA molecule that determines genetic information.

Gene Frequencies

The ratio of a particular allele to the total of all other alleles of the same gene in a given population.