Question

name the insect pest which is kiled by the product of gene cry I ac gene explain how the gene make the plant resistance to the insect pest

Answer 1

The insect pest, moth that infects the plants such as cotton plants are killed by the product of cryI ac gene. Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria contains a gene known as cryI gene that produces an endotoxins which kill kills various insect, pest that infects the plants. So this cryI gene is introduced in certain plants such as cotton plants, which them resistance against the different insect and pest.Such cotton plants are known as Bt cotton plants.