NEET 2020 · Class 12

Microbes in Human Welfare

Match the following columns and select the correct option. Column-I | Column-II (a) Bt cotton | (i) Gene therapy (b) Adenosine deaminase deficiency | (ii) Cellular defence (c) RNAi | (iii) Detection of HIV infection (d) PCR | (iv) Bacillus thuringiensis

  1. (A)(a)
  2. (B)(b)
  3. (C)(c)
  4. (D)(d)

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An example of microbial biocontrol agents that can be introduced in order to control butterfly caterpillars is the bacteria *Bacillus thuringiensis* (often written as *Bt*).

Chapter
Microbes in Human Welfare
Section
8.5 MICROBES AS BIOCONTROL AGENTS

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Claim discrepancy: claimed D, GPT says A. Matched with override at hybrid rank 2.

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