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Bt toxin is produced by Bacillus thurungiensis that can kill certain insects.

(a) Name the bacterical gene that is producing this toxin.

(b) Why the toxin produced by the bacterium is nontoxic to it?

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(a) Cry-gene

(b) Bt. toxin protein exist as inactive ie. protoxin in bacteria

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