Question

Golden rice is a transgenic crop of the future with the following improved trait

• A. High protein content
• B. High vitamin A content
• C. High lysine (essential amino acid) content
• D. Insect resistance

Answer 1

The correct option is B High vitamin A content

Golden rice is a variety of rice produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice.
Vitamin A deficiency leads to vision impairment in millions of people and Golden rice can be used to treat such people.