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Golden rice is (A) A variety of rice grown along the yellow river in China (B) Long stored rice having yellow color tint (C) A transgenic rice having gene for B-carotene (D) Wild variety of rice with yellow colored grains.

A

A variety of rice grown along the yellow river in China

B

Long stored rice having yellow colour tint

C

A transgenic rice having gene for B-carotene

D

Wild variety of rice with yellow coloured grains.

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A, B, C
Golden rice is a transgenic rice having gene for B-carotene, Rich in Vit. A. It contains B-carotene from daffodil plant and genes from some bacteria (erwinia). Prevents child blindness.
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