Bt in popular Bt-Cotton/ Brinjal stands for

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B a c i l l u s t h u r i n g i e n s i s

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The correct option is C $B a c i l l u s t h u r i n g i e n s i s$
Bt cotton/ brinjal
Bt cotton/ Bt brinjal is a genetically modified plant. Bt in Bt cotton stands for the bacterium, $B a c i l l u s t h u r i n g i e n s i s$ . The bacterium has the $c r y$ gene which encodes insecticidal crystal proteins. Hence, this gene is isolated and introduced into certain crops which frequently get attacked by the target insects. The genetically modified crop becomes resistant to the target insect and is prefixed with ‘Bt’.

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$B a c i l l u s t h u r i n g i e n s i s$

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