Question

Golden rice is:

• A. A variety of rice grown along the yellow river in China
• B. Long stored rice having yellow colour tint
• C. A transgenic rice having gene for β- carotene
• D. Wild variety of rice with yellow coloured grains vitamin-A

Answer 1

The correct option is C A transgenic rice having gene for β- carotene

Golden rice is a genetically modified crop with enhanced nutritional value. It is rich in vitamin-A, $\beta$-carotene and was developed at swiss federal institute of techology. It contains '$\beta$ carotene' gene from daffodil plant and genes from some bacteria. Golden rice prevents night blindness which is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin-A.