Question

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

Accepted Answer

Its grains contain pro-vitamin A which upon ingestion is converted to vitamin A in the human body

Answer

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

Answer

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

Answer

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