silk fibre is composed of which material
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Answer:
Fibroin
Explanation:
The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture).
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Answer:
fibroin
The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture).
Explanation:
Cocoon is made up of small filaments generally called as silk filament or silk fibre. Silk filament or fiber is a double strand of fibroin(a kind of protein), which is held together by a gummy substance called sericin or silk gum