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Question : What are Cry proteins? Name an organism that produces it. How Has man exploited this protein to his benefit? |
| Answer» Solution :Cry proteins are CRYSTALLINE prteins PRODUCED by Bacillus thuringiensis. They are also known as Bt toxins. The TOXIN is coded by a gene named cry. There are a numberof them, for exampl, the proteins ENCODED by the GENES cryIAc and cryIIAb control the cotton to develop transgenic Bt-cotton plants. | |