Genetically modified ldquo golden rice rdquo has been engineered to meet human nutritional requireme...........

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Genetically modified “golden rice” has been engineered to meet human nutritional requirements. Which one of the following statements best qualifies golden rice?

The grains have been fortified with genes to provide three times higher grain yield per acre than other high yielding varieties.

Its grain contains pro-vitamin A which upon ingestion is converted to vitamin A in the human body

Its modified genes cause the synthesis of all the nine essential amino acids

Its modified genes cause the fortification of its grains with vitamin D

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Explanation:

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 is estimated to kill 670,000 children under the age of 5 each year.Rice is a staple food crop for over half of the world's population, making up 30–72% of the energy intake for people in Asian countries, making it the perfect crop for targeting vitamin deficiencies.