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Q.

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion(A) and other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Toxic insecticidal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis kills insects but does not kill itself.

Reason (R): Bt  toxin protein exist as inactive protoxin inside the bacteria but gets converted to active form in insect gut and cause lysis of insect midgut epithelial cells.

In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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a

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

b

(A) is correct but (R) is not correct

c

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

d

(A) and (R) both are incorrect

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The Bt toxin released by the bacillus during its sporulation stage does not affect bacteria as it is in its  inactive state.This protoxin is activated at alakline pH which happens only when it reaches the gut of insect.

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