NEETZoologyBiotechnology and Its Applications
What type of crop plants are usually incorporated with Bt toxin genes?
Options
- ACotton
- BCorn
- CRice
- DAll of the above
Correct answer
D. All of the above
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.