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Cry II Ab and cry I Ab produces toxins that control


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Cotton bollworms and corn borer respectively
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Corn borer and cotton bollworm respectively
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Tobacco budworms and nematodes respectively
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Nematodes and tobacco budworms respectively
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Solution

The correct option is A Cotton bollworms and corn borer respectively

Bt toxins are insect-group specific. The toxin is coded by a gene 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.


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