What is the main target of Bt toxin genes when incorporated into crop plants?
What is the main target of Bt toxin genes when incorporated into crop plants?
To control cotton bollworms
To control corn borer
To control both cotton bollworms and corn borer
All of these
Solution
The choice of genes depends upon the crop and the targeted pest, as most Bt toxins are insect-group specifiC) The proteins encoded by the genes cryIAc and cryIIAb control the cotton bollworms, that of cryIAb controls corn borer.