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Published on: August 21, 2026

Insect resistance transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting a piece of DNA from

A
An insect
B
A bacterium
C
A wild relative of cotton
D
A virus

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B

Insect-resistant transgenic cotton (Bt cotton) is produced by inserting a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis, which produces Bt toxin (Cry protein) effective against insect pests.

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