Consumption of which one of following foods can prevent kind of blindness associated with vitamin &l

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Consumption of which one of the following foods can prevent the kind of blindness associated with vitamin ‘$A$’ deficiency?

‘Flavr Savr’ tomato

Canolla

Golden rice

$Bt$-Brinjal

(AIPMT-2012)

Solution

(c) (b) : Golden rice is a transgenic variety of rice (Oryza sativa) which contains good quantities of $\beta$-carotene (provitamin $A$ inactive state of vitamin $A$). $\beta$-carotene is a principal source of vitamin $A$. Since the grains of this rice is yellow in colour due to $\beta$-carotene and commonly called golden rice.

Standard 12

Biology