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What do you mean by 'Golden rice' ?

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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 rice. ... The parental strain can naturally produce beta-carotene in its leaves, where it is involved in photosynthesis.
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