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A gene isolated from a bacterium that produces a crystalline protein that when eaten by insects shreds their insides kills them. Acts as an effective biological alternative to pesticide for this reason.

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The Bt gene is a bacterial gene that produces a protein toxic to certain insect pests. It has been genetically engineered into some crops to make them resistant to these pests, reducing the need for chemical pesticides.

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What does the Bt gene produce and how does it affect insects that eat plants that express the gene?

The Bt gene produces a soil-inhabiting bacteria. This bacteria is known to be made into insecticides and kills insects that eat plants with the Bt genes.


What does it mean when a plant is a BT-plant?

BT-plant means plant having BT-gene like BT-cotton. These are transgenic plants developed by genetic engineering.


Bt corn is a genetically modified crop that contains a gene from another species Which characteristic does this gene give the plant?

The gene inserted into Bt corn is from a bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) which produces a protein toxic to insect pests. This gene helps the plant generate a toxin that targets specific insects such as corn borers.


How was Bt corn probably created?

To make Bt corn, a gene is taken from a bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis. The gene produces a protein that kills corn borer larvae, so growers can use Bt corn as an alternative to spraying insecticides.


What are the possible gametesafter meiosis for the genotype BbTt?

The possible gametes after meiosis for the genotype BbTt are BT, Bt, bT, and bt. The two alleles for each gene (B/b and T/t) will assort independently during meiosis, leading to four possible combinations of alleles in the gametes.


Why the the cry gene of Bt cotton is not harmful to humans?

The Cry gene in Bt cotton encodes a protein that is toxic to certain insect pests like caterpillars and not harmful to humans because the protein specifically targets the insect digestive system, which is different from humans. Additionally, the protein is broken down during digestion, so it does not accumulate in the human body. Extensive studies have confirmed the safety of Bt crops for human consumption.


Is it mandatory to be a BT broadband or BT mobile customer to get free BT WI-fi?

Yes you have to be a BT broadband or BT mobile customer.


What happens to a pest that eats a plant with the Bt gene in its cells?

Death or nothing describes what happens to a pest that eats a plant with the Bt gene in its cells. Bacillus thuringensis has 96 genes for toxins that punch fatal holes in insect larvae guts, with different toxin proteins matching different species-specific types of receptors. It works, for instance, with the gene in corn matching the receptor in European corn borers, but not matching those of beneficial insects or of cotton, potato and other pests.


What is the print reading of abbreviation of bathtub?

BT is Bathtub BT is also Bolt in some cases


Where could a person buy BT routers?

One can get a BT router from BT. If one subscribes to BT Broadband one will usually get a BT router as part of the package. A BT router can also be bought on eBay.


Is bt a unit of measure?

I have seen units/bt where bt stands for bottle


What bacteria is introduced in bt brinjal?

This is a common misconception. There is no actual bacteria introduced by the Bt Brinjal. Only a gene, Cry1Ac, from the common soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis, is actually introduced. This forces the plant to synthesize a protein toxic to Lepidopteran insects, so that when they feed upon the plant, they become ill and die.Although still controversial, there is anecdotal evidence of allergenic responses to Bt crops of various kinds.