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Question
Silk is harvested from which of the following?
Explanation
Bombyx mori, the domestic silkmoth, spins cocoon composed of fibroin protein coated with sericin during pupation. Sericulture harvests these cocoons for commercial silk. Chironomus is midge, Vespula wasp and Drosophila fruit fly not silkworms.
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