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Bt-cotton produces a toxic protein which is encoded by the Cry gene which was obtained from the bacterium __.
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The Cry gene was isolated from the bacteriumBacillus thuringiensisand was transferred to cotton plant to make it disease resistant. Cry protein expressed in Bt-cotton is toxic to bollworms - a major pest of cotton.
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The Cry gene was isolated from the bacteriumBacillus thuringiensisand was transferred to cotton plant to make it disease resistant. Cry protein expressed in Bt-cotton is toxic to bollworms - a major pest of cotton.
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