MHT CET Biology question

Identify the incorrect statement regarding Bt cotton. [MHTCET 2023]

(A)Dried spores of Bacillus thuringiensis are sprayed on its vulnerable leavesCorrect
(B)It releases toxin that causes swelling in the gut of insect that ingests it
(C)It is a transgenic plant
(D)It can produce toxin due to gene introduced in it by transgenesis

Answer: (A)

Solution

Bt cotton is a transgenic plant that itself produces Bt toxin that swells and lyses the insect gut; spraying dried spores of

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