The cry genes encode insecticidal crystal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis. Introducing an appropriate cry gene enables a crop to express the corresponding Bt toxin. Thus A. The other names refer to different genetic functions and are not the standard Bt crystal-toxin genes.
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