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The term that identifies proteins allowing muscles to shorten or lengthen is "contractile proteins." The primary contractile proteins in muscle tissue are actin and myosin, which interact to facilitate muscle contraction and relaxation. During contraction, myosin heads pull on actin filaments, leading to muscle shortening, while relaxation involves the detachment and return of these proteins to their original state.

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