Question

Bt kapas kise kahte hain

Answer 1

Bt kapas also called Bt cotton contains Cry gene obtained from Bacillus thurigenesis and forms a toxin which is in crystalline state during sporulation in bacteria Bt but when it enters a pest (eg. Cotton bollworm.) The toxin binds to the midgut epithelium of the insect and makes pores on it and thus insect dies and this makes the Bt cotton pest resistant.