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← HistoryWithin 6th-century Byzantine Sericulture, which consequence arose from limiting silkworm diet variation?
A)Localized outbreaks of silkworm disease✓
B)Quicker silk thread spinning cycles
C)Decreased moth egg maturation times
D)Increased overall silk thread smoothness
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Silkworm monoculture leads to outbreaks because the Genetic bottleneck results in reduced immune response to pathogens; therefore disease spread becomes easier rather than quicker production, because weaker worms are more susceptible
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