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Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton...

Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton are

A

long fibre and resistance to aphids

B

medium-yield, long fibre and resistance to beetle pests

C

high yield and production of toxic protein crystals which kill dipteran pests

D

high yields and resistance to bollworms

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D
Transgenic Bt cotton, which produces its own insecticide contains a gene from a soil bacterium (Bacillus thuringiensis). Bt Cotton is usually resistant to bollworm disease of cotton
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