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(A) The $Bt$ toxin genes are isolated from $Bacillus 	ext{ } thuringiensis$ and incorporated into several crop plants. Specifically, the genes $cry \

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Cotton bollworms and corn borer, respectively

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(A) The $Bt$ toxin genes are isolated from $Bacillus 	ext{ } thuringiensis$ and incorporated into several crop plants. Specifically, the genes $cry 	ext{ } I 	ext{ } Ac$ and $cry 	ext{ } II 	ext{ } Ab$ are incorporated into cotton to provide resistance against cotton bollworms. Similarly, the gene $cry 	ext{ } I 	ext{ } Ab$ is introduced into corn to protect it from the corn borer. Therefore, $cry 	ext{ } II 	ext{ } Ab$ controls cotton bollworms and $cry 	ext{ } I 	ext{ } Ab$ controls corn borer.

cry $II$ Ab and cry $I$ Ab produce toxins that control

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