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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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The correct Answer is:
D
Several transgenic plants have been developed. One such plane is Bt cotton in which the Bt toxin has been used as a biological insecticide
The bacterium-Bacillus thuringiensis is common soil bacteria which produces a protein toxin that kills certain insects. Bt toxin gene was isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis and was incorporated into several crops plant such as cotton. Bt cotton is resistant to insect but is not pesticide resistant.
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