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A silk fiber is made from?

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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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Fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons

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