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(A) $Bacillus 	ext{ } thuringiensis$ $(Bt)$ bacteria produce insecticidal proteins known as $Cry$ proteins or $Bt$ toxins.These proteins exist as ina

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Protein and lepidopterans

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(A) $Bacillus 	ext{ } thuringiensis$ $(Bt)$ bacteria produce insecticidal proteins known as $Cry$ proteins or $Bt$ toxins.These proteins exist as inactive protoxins in the bacteria but are converted into active toxins in the alkaline gut of the target insects.These toxins are highly specific and effectively kill certain insect groups, including lepidopterans (tobacco budworm, armyworm), coleopterans (beetles), and dipterans (flies, mosquitoes).

$Bacillus \text{ } thuringiensis$ produces ......... that kill certain insects such as .........

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