What popular theory did Huxley and Niedergerke formulate in 1954?
Double Helix Structure
Theory of Evolution
Sliding Filament Theory
Theory of General Relativity
Answer
The sliding filament theory, which Huxley and Niedergerke formulated in 1954, describes how muscle contraction works. It states that the actin and myosin filaments in a muscle cell slide past each other, causing the muscle to shorten.
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