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CBSE 2025 · Region 2 · Set 3 · Q27
An application of biotechnology in agriculture involves the production of pest resistant plants, using "cry" gene from a bacterium, Bacillus…
An application of biotechnology in agriculture involves the production of pest resistant plants, using "cry" gene from a bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis.
(a)
Proteins coded by which specific Bt. toxin gene control corn borer ?
(b)
How does Bt. toxin produced by the bacterium kill the insect ? Explain.
Marking-scheme solution
(a) cryIAb
(b) The ingested inactive toxin in insect get solubilise / become active due to alkaline pH of insect's gut.
It binds to the surface of midgut epithelial cells and perforate the walls, causes cell swelling, lysis and ultimately kill the insect.All Biotechnology and its Applications questions2025 question paperNCERT solutions: Biotechnology and its ApplicationsPractice Biotechnology and its Applications →
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