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Muscles contain a red coloured oxygen storing pigment called _______________.

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Haemoglobin
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Myoglobin
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Erythrocruorin
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Haemolymph
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Solution

The correct option is B Myoglobin
  • Myoglobin is an iron- and oxygen-binding protein found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates in general and in almost all mammals.
  • It is distantly related to haemoglobin which is the iron- and oxygen-binding protein in blood, specifically in the red blood cells. Hence, Muscles contain a red coloured oxygen-storing pigment called myoglobin.
So, the correct answer is 'myoglobin'.

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