NEET Biology question

Biology Biotechnology and Its Applications NEET

Assertion (A): Bt cotton plants are resistant to bollworm attack. Reason (R): The cry gene cloned into cotton produces a toxin protein that is toxic to the bollworm larvae upon ingestion.

(A)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of ACorrect
(B)Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(C)A is true but R is false
(D)A is false but R is true

Answer: (A)

Solution

The transgenic expression of the cry gene in Bt cotton produces the Cry toxin, which when ingested by bollworm

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