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10.Biotechnology and its Application

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Cultivation of $Bt$ cotton has been much in the news. The prefix $Bt$ means

barium-treated cotton seeds

bigger thread variety of cotton with better tensile strength

produced by biotechnology using restriction enzymes and ligases

carrying an endotoxin gene from Bacillus thuringiensis

(AIIMS-2008)

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Bacillus thuringiensis, or $Bt$, is a bacterium that occurs naturally in the soil, produces a protein that is toxic to certain insect pests, and is widely used as a pest control agent. It is also extremely host-specific.

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Transgenic plants are

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What are the various advantages of using genetically modified plants to increase the overall yield of the crop ?

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Give information about $Bt$ cotton.

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Applications, like bioremediation, processed food, therapeutics and diagnostics are related with

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GMO technology is useful for

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Cultivation of $Bt$ cotton has been much in the news. The prefix $Bt$ means

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Transgenic plants are

What are the various advantages of using genetically modified plants to increase the overall yield of the crop ?

Give information about $Bt$ cotton.

Applications, like bioremediation, processed food, therapeutics and diagnostics are related with

GMO technology is useful for

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