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← HistoryByzantine silk production relied massively on sericulture; which risk increased if imported silkworm eggs experienced unexpectedly warm temperatures in Alexandria?
A)Reduced pupation rates✓
B)Increased silk fibroin tenacity
C)Enhanced cocoon drying effects
D)Elevated dye acceptance capacity
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Premature hatching becomes a problem, because temperature-dependent development defines instar durations of Bombyx mori; the silkworms hatching before the mulberry leaves appear, the natural food, dramatically reducing the survival via instar ecdysis failure rates and final pupation, therefore pupation is reduced rather than fibroin improvement.
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