Is a red pigment that stores oygen in blood

SKELETAL MUSCLE

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A	Glycosomes
B	Myoglobin
C	Sarcolemma
D	Sarcoplasm

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Myoglobin is a red-colored oxygen-containing pigment found in muscle. It’s related to the pigment hemoglobin, which stores oxygen in blood cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Myoglobin facilitates oxygen diffusion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Myoglobin is distantly related to hemoglobin. Compared to hemoglobin, myoglobin has a higher affinity for oxygen and does not have cooperative binding with oxygen like hemoglobin does. In humans, myoglobin is only found in the bloodstream after muscle injury.

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