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Toxins produced by genes cryIIAb and cryIAb control:
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Options:
  • A Corn borer and cotton bollworm respectively
  • B Tobacco bud worms and Cotton bollworm respectively
  • C Cotton bollworms and corn borer respectively
  • D Cotton bollworm and tobacco bud worms respectively
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The correct answer is: Cotton bollworms and corn borer respectively
cry gene : These are the various types of genes that code for the Bt toxins.

Example 1. cryIAc and cryIIAb code for proteins that control the cotton bollworms.

2. cryIAb code for proteins that control the corn borers.

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