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What is true about Bt toxin?

A

The concerned Bacillus has antitoxins

B

The inactive protoxin gets convereted into active from in the insect gut

C

Bt protein exists as active toxin in the bacillus

D

The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterillise it and thus prevent its multiplicaton.

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