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Bt cotton is not...

Bt cotton is not

A

a GM plant

B

insect resistant

C

a bacterial gene expressing system

D

resistant to all pesticides

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Bt cotton is a genetically modified plant whose genes have been altered by the manipulations to make it insect resistant throght the introduction of BT of toxin gene. Bt toxin is produced by a bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Bt toxin gene has been cioned from the bacteria which is expressed in plants to provide resistance to insects.
Some strains of Bacillus thuringlensis produce proteins that kills certain insects like lepidopterians (tobacco budworm, armyworm), coleopterans (bestides) and dipterans (files, mosquitoes)
Bt cotton is made resistant to certain taxa of pests only (as mentioned above) it is quite likely that in future. some other pests may infest these Br cotton plants.
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  • The insecticidal protein in Bt cotton is binds to the

    A
    foregut epithelial cells
    B
    midgut mesothelial cells
    C
    midgut epithelial cells
    D
    hindgut mesothelial cells
  • Production of Bt cotton was done by :

    A
    insertion of an inactive cry gene in cotton
    B
    making boll worms resistant against Bt toxin
    C
    making the cotton plant an insecticide
    D
    Introduction of cry I Ab in cotton
  • Bt cotton is resistance to

    A
    Roundworn
    B
    Flukeworn
    C
    Bollworn
    D
    Pinworn
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