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Q. Gap junctions are characteristically found in

Structural Organisation in Animals

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Gap junctions allow molecules and ions to pass freely between cells. Cardiac muscles are auto-rhythmic. Intercalated discs are located between cardiac muscle cells. They contain gap junctions which provide channels between cells. The intercalated disc allows waves of depolarisation to sweep across cells thus synchronising muscle contraction.