wool consists of alpha keratin, pure wool sweaters exposed to hot water shrink alarmingly, after shrinkage, it is virtually impossible to stretch the seweater back to its original shape, what do you think is the biochemical cause of this phenomenon?

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wool consists of alpha keratin, pure wool sweaters exposed to hot water shrink alarmingly, after shrinkage, it is virtually impossible to stretch the seweater back to its original shape, what do you think is the biochemical cause of this phenomenon? 

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