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Cry II Ab and cry I Ac produce toxins that control

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a

tobacco budworms and nematodes respectively.

b

nematodes and tobacco budworms respectively

c

cotton bollworms

d

cotton borer and cotton bollworms respectively

answer is A.

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Bt toxin genes were isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis and incorporated into several crop plants such as cotton. The toxin is coded by gene named cry. Two cry genes - cry I Ac and cry II Ab have been incorporated in cotton. The proteins encoded by genes cry II Ab and cry I Ac control cotton bollworms and that of cry I Ab controls cornborer.

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