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Q. Golden rice is a transgenic crop of future with following improved trait

Biotechnology and its Applications

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Golden rice is a transgenic crop rice with high vitamin A content. It has been developed by transferring beta carotene synthesising gene into the transgenic rice. Beta carotene is the precursor of vitamin A. This transgenic rice has been crossed with the already adapted varieties of rice to make them grow well in a particular area. It is very useful for the people suffering from vision impairment due to vitamin A deficiency.