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What is true about Bt toxin ? (A) Bt protein exists as active toxin in the Bacillus. (B) The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterilize it and thus prevent its multiplication. (C) The concerned Bacillus has antitoxins. (D) The inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut.

A

Bt protein exists as active toxin in the Bacillus.

B

The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterilise it and thus prevent its multiplication.

C

The concerned Bacillus has antitoxins.

D

The inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut. Teen

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The inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut.
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