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What happens to the i band when the sarcomere contracts

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The A band stays the same width and, at full contraction, the thin filaments overlap. ... The I band contains only thin filaments and also shortens. The A band does not shorten—it remains the same length—but A bands of different sarcomeres move closer together during contraction, eventually disappearing.

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