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A band

[′ā band]
(histology)
The region between two adjacent I bands in a sarcomere; characterized by partial overlapping of actin and myosin filaments.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Sew 2 red strips and 2 white strips together to make a band C.
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Sew a white strip, a medium blue strip and a white dot strip together to make a band A.
Sew a light blue print #1 strip and a medium blue tone-on-tone #1 strip together to make a band. Make 3 bands.
Sew 2 dark blue strips and 1 cream strip together to make a band A.
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