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Which of the following GM plants has been successfully used to enhance nutritional value?
Which of the following GM plants has been successfully used to enhance nutritional value?
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The correct option is D Golden rice
Genetically modified plants (GM plants) are the plants in which a foreign DNA coding for desirable character has been introduced to produce the desired product.
Both Bt cotton and Bt brinjal have cry genes which code for insecticidal Bt toxins to prevent pests and insects from feeding on the plants.
Golden rice is a GM plant developed by Potrykus and Beyer. It is rice enriched in pro-vitamin A. Hence, it enhances the nutritional value of rice.
Pusa Swarnim is a crop variety which is bred by the process of hybridisation and selection. It is a variety of the crop Brassica and is resistant to white rust disease.
Genetically modified plants (GM plants) are the plants in which a foreign DNA coding for desirable character has been introduced to produce the desired product.
Both Bt cotton and Bt brinjal have cry genes which code for insecticidal Bt toxins to prevent pests and insects from feeding on the plants.
Golden rice is a GM plant developed by Potrykus and Beyer. It is rice enriched in pro-vitamin A. Hence, it enhances the nutritional value of rice.
Pusa Swarnim is a crop variety which is bred by the process of hybridisation and selection. It is a variety of the crop Brassica and is resistant to white rust disease.
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