Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will help in:

Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will help in:
  1. producing a petrol-like fuel from rice
  2. alleviation of vitamin A deficiency
  3. pest resistance
  4. herbicide tolerance

Solution

Golden rice is an example of GM crop. The grains of golden rice are yellow as it contains $\beta$-carotene which is precursor of vitamin A. It is produced to control night blindness and to overcome vitamin A deficiency.

Asked in: NEET 2006

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