The toxin produced by the Bt cotton is coded by a gene named as
A
cry
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B
Cry protein
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Cyr
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Cyr protein
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Solution
The correct option is A cry Bt stands for Bacillus thuringiensis. It is a soil bacterium which contains a toxic gene called Bt gene or cry. The Bt cotton crop is resistant to bollworm due to presence of cry gene in its genome. It produces toxin that kills bollworm.