Question

Bt cotton is a ______
(a) Transgenic Animal
(b) Transgenic Plant
(c) Product of Tissue Culture
(d) Transposable Element

Answer 1

Bt cotton is a ______

(a) Transgenic Animal

(b) Transgenic Plant

(c) Product of Tissue Culture

(d) Transposable Element

BT cotton is a (B) TRANSGENIC PLANT

Answer 2

Answer:

(b) Transgenic Plant

Explanation:

Bt cotton is a transgenic plant which is insect resistent designed to fight the bollworm. A genetically modified crop using bacillus thuringiensis which is a soil bacterium which contains a toxic gene. It also protects from pests like plant bugs, aphids.  Transgenic plants are genetically engineered plants, a breeding strategy which utilizes recombinant DNA techniques to create crops with new features. They are known as a GMO category.