Question

Bt toxins are released as inactive crystals in the bacterial body. What happens to it in the cotton bollworm body that it kills the bollworm? [AI 2017]

Answer 1

Explanation:

Bt -toxins are released as inactive crystals in the bacterial body. ... It is converted into an active protein (due to alkaline pH of the gut of the boll worm), the toxin binds to midgut cells / create pores / causes cell swelling and lysis that kills the boll worm.

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Answer 2

Answer:

It is converted into an active protein (due to alkaline pH of the gut of the boll worm), the toxin binds to midgut cells / create pores / causes cell swelling and lysis that kills the boll worm.