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Published on: August 14, 2026
Cultivation of Bt cotton has been much in the news. The prefix ‘‘Bt’’ means :–
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The prefix "Bt" in Bt cotton refers to the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. Bt cotton carries cry genes from this bacterium, which produce an insecticidal toxin effective against bollworms and other insect pests.
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