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BiologyBiotechnology and Its ApplicationsNEET

Consider the following statements about transgenic tobacco plants: I. Transgenic tobacco plants contain a gene from a bacterium, *Bacillus thuringiensis* II. The *Bt* gene is an insecticidal protein which damages the inner lining of the insects and kills it (insect) III. The tobacco plants having the *Bt* gene produce their own insecticide Which of the statements given above are correct?

Answer: (D)

Solution

All three statements correctly describe *Bt* tobacco: the plant carries a gene from *Bacillus thuringiensis*, the encoded protein

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