Biotechnology and Its Applications Question 7
7. Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for biosynthesis of :
[2015 RS]
(a) Vitamin $C$
(b) Omega 3
(c) Vitamin $A$
(d) Vitamin B
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Answer : c
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(c) Golden rice (Oryza sativa) is a genetically modified crop. It biosynthesizes $\beta$-carotene which is the precursor of vitamin-A. Golden Rice was engineered from normal rice by Ingo Potrykus and Peter Beyer in the 1990s to help improve human health. Golden Rice has an engineered multi-gene biochemical pathway in its genome. This pathway produces betacarotene, a molecule that becomes vitamin A when metabolized by humans.
