From which stage is commercial silk obtained?

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(A) Commercial silk is obtained from the $Cocoon$ stage of the silkworm $(Bombyx 	ext{ } mori)$.The larva (caterpillar) spins a protective case aroun

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(A) Commercial silk is obtained from the $Cocoon$ stage of the silkworm $(Bombyx 	ext{ } mori)$.The larva (caterpillar) spins a protective case around itself made of silk fibers, which is known as the cocoon.In the sericulture industry, the cocoons are harvested and processed to extract the long, continuous silk filaments before the adult moth emerges and damages the fibers.

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