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Biotechnology : Principles and Processes
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What is true about Bt toxin

  • The inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut

  • Bt protein exists as active toxin in the bacillus

  • The activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pets to sterilise it and thus prevent its multiplication

  • The concerned Bacillus has antitoxins

Answer

A.

The inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut

Bacillus thuringiensis toxin is an inactive protoxin, which gets converted into an active form in the insect gut. It works as an insecticide.

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