Insect resistant cotton plants have been genetically engineered by inserting a gene from a an ........

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Insect-resistant cotton plants have been genetically engineered by inserting a gene from a/an

virus

bacterium

insect

plant

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Bacterium

The gene typically used for this purpose is from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). This bacterium produces a protein that is toxic to certain insects, and when this gene is inserted into cotton plants, it makes them resistant to those insect pests.