OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Grow rice in salty soil.
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Grow rice under drought conditions.
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Create rice that contains more nutrients.
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Create better looking rice.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Golden rice is a variety of rice produced through genetic engineering, to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice. Beta-carotene is converted into Vitamin A when metabolized by the human body. We need Vitamin A for healthier skin, immune systems, and vision.
Detailed explanation-2: -Golden rice is a variety of rice (Oryza sativa) produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of the rice. It is intended to produce a fortified food to be grown and consumed in areas with a shortage of dietary vitamin A.
Detailed explanation-3: -Golden rice was created by modifying the rice genome to include a gene from the daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus that produces an enzyme known as phyotene synthase and a gene from the bacterium Erwinia uredovora that produces an enzyme called phyotene desaturase.