Golden rice is a transgenic variety which makes A. ЁЭЫ╜-carotene and ferritin B. Thymine and Biotin C. Biotin and pantothenic acid D. Biotin and estradiol

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Option A. Golden rice is genetically modified rice that is modified to have nutritional value of vitamin A as beta-carotene is a precursor to vitamin A. It was developed by transferring two beta-carotene biosynthesis genes into the rice genome one from a daffodil plant and other from the soil bacterium. Additionally, it was biofortified to have enhanced ferritin levels for the maximum absorption of iron. ЁЭЮл-Carotene and ferritin ЁЭЫ╜-Carotene is a precursor of vitamin A synthesis pathway and ferritin is a transporter which transports iron from blood to different tissues

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