Biology, asked by tajamul24, 10 months ago

BT toxin is.........​

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Answered by GENIUS1223
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a bacteria that produces proteins which are toxic to insects. Bt's extreme toxicity comes at no surprise. It's in the same family of bacteria as B. anthracis, which causes anthrax, and B. cereus, which causes food poisoning.

Answered by Shruthi123456
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Hey,

Here's your answer...

BT toxin means "Bacillus thuringiensis"

▶Bacillus thuringiensis is a bacteria that produces proteins which are toxic to insects.

▶It's extreme toxicity comes at no surprise.

▶BT is toxic to many of the insects that can disrupt a farming operation.

▶It is  widely used as a biological pesticide and, in fact, BT is the most widely used biological pesticide in the world.

▶BT application can happen one of two ways:

                1. Bt can be sprayed on crops or;

                2.it can be added to the DNA of genetically modified crops.

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