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  • bacterial cell
    bacillus

    … known as barstar, forming the barnase-barstar gene system, was used to develop a line of non-self-fertilizing transgenic mustard (Brassica juncea) plants with enhanced outbreeding capability. The gene controlling production of the Bt toxin in B. thuringiensis has been used in the development of GM crops such as Bt cotton (see…

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    … known as barstar, forming the barnase-barstar gene system, was used to develop a line of non-self-fertilizing transgenic mustard (Brassica juncea) plants with enhanced outbreeding capability. The gene controlling production of the Bt toxin in B. thuringiensis has been used in the development of GM crops such as Bt cotton (see…

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