The American multinational company, Monsanfo, has produced an insect-resistant cotton variety that is undergoing field trials in India. A toxic gene from which one of the following bacteria has been transferred to this transgenic cotton? 

(a) Bacillus subtilis (b) Bacillus thuringiensis (c) Bacillus anyloliquifanciens (d) Bacillus globlii

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(b) Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is an insecticide with unusual properties that make it useful for pest control in certain situation. Bt is a naturally occurring bacterium common in soils throughout the world. Several strains can infect and kill insects.

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