What is true about $Bt$ toxin?
- A$Bt$ protein exists as active toxin in the $Bacillus$.
- BThe activated toxin enters the ovaries of the pest to sterilise it and thus prevent its multiplication.
- CThe concerned $Bacillus$ has antitoxins.
- DThe inactive protoxin gets converted into active form in the insect gut.
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