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Silk contains a protein known as...

Silk contains a protein known as

A

Fibroin

B

Casein

C

Sericin

D

Both `(a) and (c)`

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D
Silk is a pasty secretion of the silk worm produced by the silk gland. This secretion forms two cores of fibroin. A tough elastic insoluble protein consisting of `75%` of the fibre's weight and cemented together with sericin from the middle region of the silk gland.
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