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

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Golden rice is a transgenic crop rice with high vitamin A content. It has been developed by I transferring beta carotene synthesizing 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.