The narrow space that separates the motor neuron and the skeletal muscle fiber in a neuromuscular junction is called the

A.  motor end plate.
B.  synaptic vesicle.
C.  synaptic cleft.
D.  synaptic knob.


C

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A. These are redundant chromosomes. B. These are relatively short chromosomes. C. These chromosomes have no genes. D. These are relatively long chromosomes. E. These are relatively gene-poor chromosomes.

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