Q. 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?
A) I, II and III
B) II, III and IV
C) I, III and IV
D) I, II, III and IV
Explanation
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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