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(B) $Bacillus 	ext{ } thuringiensis$ $(Bt)$ is a soil bacterium that produces insecticidal proteins. These proteins are used to create transgenic cro

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Biopesticidal plants

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(B) $Bacillus 	ext{ } thuringiensis$ $(Bt)$ is a soil bacterium that produces insecticidal proteins. These proteins are used to create transgenic crops, such as $Bt 	ext{ } cotton$, which are resistant to specific insect pests. Therefore, $Bt$ is primarily used in the development of biopesticidal plants (genetically modified crops) that express the $cry$ genes to kill pests.

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