🔬 Biology · Biotechnology and its Applications · NEET

The bacterium used to obtain the Bt toxin gene is:

Correct answer: A. Bacillus thuringiensis

Explanation: Bt toxin genes are obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis.

Concept context

GM crops, transgenic animals, gene therapy, molecular diagnostics, and bioethics. Frequent 2–3 mark questions in NEET.