NEET Previous Year Question
In Bt cotton the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as pro-toxin is converted into active toxin due to
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.
- AAlkaline pH of the insect gut
- BAcidic pH of the insect gut
- CAction of gut microorganisms
- DPresence of conversion factors in insect gut
Correct answer: A
Solution
(a) Bt toxin is produced as an inactive protoxin. In the alkaline gut of insects, it gets converted into the active toxin, which kills the insect.More Biotechnology & its Applications PYQs
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