Crop plants have been protected from certain insects by the addition of a gene for a specific insect toxin from the bacterium

A. Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
B. Bacillus thuringiensis.
C. tobacco mosaic.
D. Herpes simplex.
E. Pseudomonas.


Answer: B

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What will be an ideal response?

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