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Assertion :A gene from Bacillus thuringiensis is incorporated in plant genome to increase their yield. Reason: Bacillus thuringiensis has Bt toxin producing gene, which kills the larvae of insects.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Bacillus thuringiensis is a bacterium found in soil worldwide. Several strains can infect and kill insects. Due to this property, through genetic engineering, gene coding for insecticide is incorporated into plant genome. Plant having this gene are insect resistant thus highly yielding e.g. Bt cotton is usually resistant to bollworm disease of cotton. It is the first genetically modified crop of India. This produces its own insecticide, as it contain a gene from soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis.

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