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Inchworm motion of a two-headed motor

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In inchworm motion the same head remains in front as the two heads advance without exchanging order. Ideal fixed label positions then advance by one centre-of-mass step per cycle, contrasting with the unequal alternating displacements possible in hand-over-hand motion of a two-headed motor.

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