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प्रश्न
What are cry-proteins?
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उत्तर
Bacillus thuringiensis secretes harmful proteins known as insecticidal proteins in the form of cry proteins during a certain growth step. Cry, a gene, codes for the toxin. B. thuringiensis cry protein-encoding genes, often known as Bt toxin genes, have been identified and inserted into numerous crop plants, including Bt cotton, Bt corn, etc., to give insect pest resistance.
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