Oryza sativa belongs to the family

Solanaceae

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Liliaceae

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Gramineae

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Asteraceae

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Solution

The correct option is C Gramineae
Oryza sativa, commonly known as Asian rice, is the plant species most commonly referred to in English as rice. Oryza sativa is a grass with a genome consisting of 430Mb across 12 chromosomes. It is renowned for being easy to genetically modify and is a model organism for cereal biology. Oryza sativa belongs to the family Poaceae or Gramineae. Oryza sativa does not belongs to Solanaceae, Liliaceae and Asteraceae.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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