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Golden Rice - Practice Questions & MCQ

Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #NEET

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  • Golden Rice is considered one of the most asked concept.

  • 7 Questions around this concept.

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Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for biosynthesis of:

Golden Rice is genetically modified (GM) to produce beta carotene is the precursor of ____?

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Golden Rice
  • It is a transgenic variety of rice which contains good quantities of beta-carotene (provitamin A - inactive state of vitamin A).
  • Beta-carotene is the principal source of vitamin A.
  • Since the rice grains become yellow in colour due to carotene, the rice is commonly called golden rice. 
  • Golden rice contains three transgenes:
    • two are isolated from daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) which codes for phytoene synthase and lycopene beta-synthase.
    • the third gene is isolated from the bacterial species Erwinia uredovora which codes for phytoene desaturase.
  • This combination covers the requirements of beta carotene synthesis.

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Elementary Biology Vol 2

Page No. : U4 34

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