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Ch. 38 - Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology

Chapter 38, Problem 3

'Bt maize' a. is resistant to various herbicides, making it practical to weed rice fields with those herbicides. b. contains transgenes that increase vitamin A content. c. includes bacterial genes that produce a toxin that reduces damage from insect pests. d. is a 'boron (B)-tolerant' transgenic variety of maize.

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Hello, everyone here. We have a question that I asked. The Bt maize crop is a variety with Bt genes that produce blank protein in their leaves. So what are Bt crops like this maze in this question? Bt crops are genetically engineered to contain the industrial toxins of bacterium to be resistant to certain insect pests, which makes this insecticidal protein in their leaves. So our answer here is c insecticidal. Thank you for watching. Bye.