NEET 2019 Biology question

Which of the following is true for Golden rice?

(1)It is Vitamin A enriched, with a gene from daffodilCorrect
(2)It is pest resistant, with a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis
(3)It is drought tolerant, developed using Agrobacterium vector
(4)It has yellow grains, because of a gene introduced from a primitive variety of rice

Answer: (1)

Solution

Golden rice is a transgenic rice variety that is rich in provitamin A (-carotene) because genes for the carotene biosynthesis pathway, from daffodil (Narcissus), have been introduced into it (the vector used was Agrobacterium; an additional gene

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Question ID VK-092526