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Answer: The α-amylase inhibitor gene (from bean, Phaseolus).

The gene coding for the α-amylase inhibitor protein was transferred into tobacco. The inhibitor blocks the starch-digesting α-amylase in the gut of the bean weevil Zabrotes subfasciatus (a bruchid beetle), so the pest cannot digest its food and the transgenic plant is protected.

Doubtly AI · 29 Oct 2026 AI-verified · Nov 2026 Report
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