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Published on: August 13, 2026
Assertion: Insect-resistant transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting 
gene.
Reason: The Bt gene is derived from a bacterium.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
Both and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of 
is correct but (R) is not correct is not correct but (R) is correct and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of 
is correct but (R) is not correct is not correct but (R) is correct and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of
D
Both
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Bt-cotton is a transgenic crop. Transgenic plants are those plants, which have foreign gene incorporated in their DNA. This insect-resistant gene is derived from a bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis.
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