Protein encoded by gene cry I AB controls the infestation of which of the following insects

Question

Protein encoded by gene cry I AB controls the infestation of which of the following insects (A) cotton bollworm (B) Anopheles mosquito (C) corn borer (D) Aedes mosquito

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The most Bt toxins are insect groups specific. The toxin is coded by a gene called cry. There are many such genes. For example, the proteins encoded by cry I Ab controls the corn borer infestation and cry I Ac and Cry if Ab control the cotton bollworms.

Q. Protein encoded by gene cry $I A B$ controls the infestation of which of the following insects

cotton bollworm

Anopheles mosquito

corn borer

Aedes mosquito

The most $Bt$ toxins are insect groups specific. The toxin is coded by a gene called cry. There are many such genes. For example, the proteins encoded by cry $I A b$ controls the corn borer infestation and cry $I A c$ and Cry if $A b$ control the cotton bollworms.

Q. Protein encoded by gene cry IAB controls the infestation of which of the following insects