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One of the advantages of the BT Cotton is that it does not have the actual bacterium Bacillus thuriengensis in it which is harmless to humans. The other advantage is that the BT Cotton successfully repels the boll weevil larvae.
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What does it mean when a plant is a BT-plant?
BT-plant means plant having BT-gene like BT-cotton. These are transgenic plants developed by genetic engineering.
Process of formation of bt cotton WikiAnswers?
Bt cotton is very similar to any normal cotton plant grown all these years except for the insect-resistance trait conferred by Bt genes. These genes are derived from a commonly found soil bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis. The Bt genes are incorporated into cotton plants by a process called TRANSFORMATION. Once the Bt genes stably integrate into cotton plant they produce Bt proteins, which kills larvae feeding on plant parts. Thus Bt plants give protection from insect pests and thereby increase yields of cotton fibre.
Are transgenic crop plants registered for use in the US?
Yes. Most are herbicide resistant (soybean, canola) or produce insecticidal proteins (BT corn, cotton).
A plant known as a pomato is a transgenic plant which contains genes from both?
Pomato is a transgenic plant which contains genes from both paent Potato and Tomato.
What is the first transgenic crop created bt man?
The first genetically modified crop is tomamto(flavrsavr).
What does ''bt'' stands in bt brinjal or bt cotton?
Bt stands for bacillus thuringiensis, a common soil bacterium toxic to lepidopteran insects. When "Bt" is placed before a plant name, such as in "Bt Brinjal" (the brinjal is known in the US as eggplant), it means the plant has been genetically modified to produce a protein toxic to certain insects in the same way the bacteria does.The protein has not been shown to be harmful to humans but is controversial in other contexts.
What are transgenic plant advantages?
it increases the food supply
A plant known as a pomato is transgenic plant which contains genes from both?
Tomato and Potato plants
How has the canola plant been used as a transgenic plant?
to eat dead rotting gooey fetuses
What is pomato in transgenic plant?
a trangenic plant containing genes from both potato and tomato plants
Can people eat transgenic plant?
Yes. see link below
Is a rice plant carrying a carrot gene a transgenic organism?
Yes.
