A) Flavr savr tomatoes
B) Starlink maize
C) Bt soyabean
D) Golden rice
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Vitamin-A deficiency causes night blindness among children. Vitamin-A deficiency often occurs, where rice is the staple food since, rice grain does not contain\[\beta \text{-}\]carotene. Three transgenes providing phytoene synthase, phytoene desaturase, \[\beta \text{-}\]carotene desaturase and lycopene cyclase activities were transferred into rice by Agrobacterium mediated transformation, The resulting transgenic rice popularly called Golden rice contains good quantities of \[\beta \text{-}\]carotene. Flavr savr is genetically modified tomato, which remains fresh and retains their flavour much longer than normal tomato due to blocking of synthesis of fruit softening enzyme polygalacturonase,
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