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The gene which was used to produce insect-resistant cotton plant was taken from ______(a) Anabaena azollae(b) Agrobacterium tumefaciens(c) Bacillus thuringiensis(d) Bacillus subtilisThis question was posed to me in homework.Query is from Biotechnology Applications topic in division Biotechnology and its Applications of Biology – Class 12

Answer» CORRECT choice is (c) Bacillus thuringiensis

For explanation I WOULD say: The gene from Bacillus thuringiensis was USED to PRODUCE insect-resistant plants. This gene was later on inserted into a bacterium called Agrobacterium tumefaciens which act as a VECTOR for the Bt gene.


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