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10.Biotechnology and its Application
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Consumption of which one of the following foods can prevent the kind of blindness associated with vitamin$-A$ deficiency?
A
Flava' savr tomato
B
Canolla
C
Golden rice
D
Btbrinjal
Solution
Golden rice a variety of Oryza sativa is produced through the genetic engineering of biosynthesis beta-carotene, a precursor of provitamin$-A$ in the edible parts of rice. The research that led to golden rice was conducted with the goal of helping children who suffer from vitamin$-A$ deficiency and blindness in poor countries. Golden rice has been breed to be especially disease-resistant, resulting in better crop yield
Standard 12
Biology