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Question : A bacterium bacillus thuringiensis produces a toxic protein named Cry protein that is lethal to certain insects but not to bacterium.(b) What type of changes occur in thegut of insects on consuming this protein?

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Answer :prototoxin BECOMES ACTIVE toxin in ALKALINE pH of gut of insects TOXINS bind to surface of midgut and cause perforation swelling lysis of CELLS ultimately leading to death of insect.


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