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    Golden rice, a variety of rice produced through genetic engineering to bio synthesize beta carotene, a precursor of

    A Vitamin A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Vitamin D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Vitamin C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Vitamin E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Vitamin K Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    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. It is intended to produce a fortified food to be grown and consumed in areas with a shortage of dietary vitamin A, a deficiency which each year is estimated to kill 670,000 children under the age of 5 and also causes childhood blindness. Ingo Potrykus is the person related to golden rice.

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