Which of the following cry gene codes for a protein which can control the cotton bollworms?

Question

Which of the following cry gene codes for a protein which can control the cotton bollworms? (A) cry I Ac (B) cry II Ab (C) both (a) and (b) (D) cry I Ab

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Specific Bt toxin genes were isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis and incorporated into the several crop plants such as cotton. The choice of genes depends upon the crop and the targeted pest, as most Bt toxins are insect-group specific. The toxin is coded by a gene cryIAc named cry. There are a number of them, for example, the proteins encoded by the genes cryIAc and cryIIAb control the cotton bollworms that of cryIAb controls corn borer.

Q. Which of the following cry gene codes for a protein which can control the cotton bollworms?

$cry I A c$

$cry II A b$

both $(a)$ and $(b)$

$cry I A b$