Given below are two statements: one is labelled Assertion(A) and other is labelled Reason(R).
Assertion(A): Myosin can be termed a motor protein.
Reason(R): It converts the chemical energy in ATP to the mechanical energy of motion and generates force.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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(A) is correct but (R) is not correct

(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

answer is C.

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The two contractile proteins in muscle are myosin and actin, components of thick and thin filaments, respectively. Myosin is the main component of thick filaments and functions as a motor protein in all three types of muscle tissue. Motor proteins pull various cellular structures to achieve movement by converting the chemical energy in ATP to the mechanical energy of motion, that is, the production of force.

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