Golden rice I . It is a transgenic variety of rice II . It contains a goods quality of β -carotene

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Golden rice

$I$. It is a transgenic variety of rice

$II$. It contains a goods quality of $\beta$-carotene (provitamin-A)

$III$. $\beta$-carotene is a principal source of vitamin- $A$

$IV$. The grains of the rice are yellow in colour due to $\beta$-carotene. The rice is commonly called golden rice

Which of the statements given above are correct?

$I$, $II$ and $III$

$II$, $III$ and $IV$

$I$, $III$ and $IV$

$I$, $II$, $III$ and $IV$

Solution

Golden rice is developed of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The rice grains are golden yellow in colour due to the presence of $\beta$-carotene. It contains 'beta carotene' gene from daffodil plants and also genes from some bacteria. Golden rice will prevents child blindness caused due to deficiency of vitamin$-A$

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Biology