NEETZoologyBiotechnology and Its Applications
What is the main target of Bt toxin genes when incorporated into crop plants?
Options
- ATo control cotton bollworms
- BTo control corn borer
- CTo control both cotton bollworms and corn borer
- DAll of these
Correct answer
D. All of these
Step-by-step solution
Specific 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 the targeted pest, as most Bt toxins are insect-group specific. The toxin is coded by a gene cryIAc named cry. There are a number of them, for example, the proteins encoded by the genes cryIAc and cryIIAb control the cotton bollworms, that of cryIAb controls corn borer .