10.Biotechnology and its Application
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Which of the following $Bt$ crops is being grown in India by the farmers?

A

Brinjal

B

Soybean

C

Maize

D

Cotton

(NEET-2013)

Solution

(d) : $Bt$ toxin genes were isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis and incorporated into the several crop plants such as cotton. The choice of genes depends upon the crop and targeted pest, as most $Bt$ toxins are insect­group specific. The toxin is coded by a gene named cry. These are numerous genes. Two cry genes 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 against cotton bollworms.

Standard 12
Biology

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