Statement-I: Insect resistant transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting Bt gene. Statement-II: The Bt gene is derived from a bacterium.

Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1999 · Topic: Main Plant Diseases (Role of Breeding and Biotechnology in Disease Resistance)

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true

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