Gujarati
Hindi
10.Biotechnology and its Application
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A transgenic food crop which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is

A

golden rice

B

$Bt$ soyabean

C

flavr - savr tomato

D

starlink maize

(AIIMS-2016)

Solution

A transgenic food crop which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is golden rice. Golden rice is genetically modified rice that has been engineered to have elevated levels of beta carotene in it. It is a pre cursor of vitamin $A$, which gives it a characteristic golden colour.

Standard 12
Biology

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