Gujarati
Hindi
10.Biotechnology and its Application
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cry $II$ Ab and cry $I$ Ab produce toxins that control

A

Cotton bollworms and corn borer, respectively

B

Corn borer and cotton bollworms, respectively

C

Tobacco budworms and nematodes, respectively

D

Nematodes and tobacco budworms, respectively

(AIIMS-2018)

Solution

Bt toxin genes are isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis and incorporated into several crop plants such as cotton. Two cry genes namely cry $I$ Ac and cry $II$ Ab have been incorporated in cotton. The genetically modified crop is called Bt cotton as it contains Bt toxin genes which protect it from cotton bollworms. Similarly cry $I$ Ab have been introduced in Bt corn to protect the same from corn borer.

Standard 12
Biology

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