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Proteins in s...

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Proteins in silk fiber are

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Fiber and serine

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Chondrin and mucin

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Fibroin and sericin

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Collagen and elastin

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Solution

The correct option is C Fibroin and sericin
Silk emitted by the silkworm consists of two main proteins, sericin and fibroin, fibroin being the structural center of the silk, and serecin being the sticky material surrounding it.

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