Name the type of gane which is inserted into golden rice ? List out the benefits .

Explanation

(i) Golden rice is a veriety of Oryza sative (rice) produced through genetic engineering of biosynthesized beta-carotene , a presursor of Vitamiin-A in the edible parts of rice developed by Ingo Potrykus and his group
(ii) The aim is to produce a fortified food to be grown and consumed in areas with to be grown and consumed in areas with a shortage of dietary Vitamin-A , which kills so many children under five year age .
(iii) Golden rice differs from its parental strain by the addition of three beta-carotene biosynthesis genes namely 'psy' (phytoene synthase) from 'crt-1' gene from the soil bacterium Erwinia auredorora and 'lyc' (lycopene) gene from wild-type rice endosperm .
(iv) The endosperm of normal rice , does not contain beta-carotene .
(v) Golden-rice has benn genetically altered so that the endosperm new accumulates Beta - coratene .
(vi) This has benn done using Recombinant DNA technology . Golden rice can control childhood blindness - Xerophthalmia .