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Which is correct about genetically modified sugar by America?
Which is correct about genetically modified sugar by America?
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The correct option is B Brazzein protein obtained from African plant is used in Maize
Brazzein is a sweet-tasting protein extracted from the West African fruit of the climbing plant Oubli (Pentadiplandra brazzeana) and is approximately 2000 times as sweet as sugar. It is used as a low-calorie sweetener. Local people have been using the super sweet berries from their plants for centuries but protein brazzein and the gene coding it is patented in the U.S.A. it is proposed to transfer the brazzein gene into maize and express it in maize kernels from where it can be easily extracted. So the correct answer is option D.
Brazzein is a sweet-tasting protein extracted from the West African fruit of the climbing plant Oubli (Pentadiplandra brazzeana) and is approximately 2000 times as sweet as sugar. It is used as a low-calorie sweetener. Local people have been using the super sweet berries from their plants for centuries but protein brazzein and the gene coding it is patented in the U.S.A. it is proposed to transfer the brazzein gene into maize and express it in maize kernels from where it can be easily extracted.
So the correct answer is option D.
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