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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?

Genetically modified "golden rice" has been engineered to meet human nutritional requirements. Which one of the following statements best qualifies golden rice? Correct Answer Its grains contain pro-vitamin A which upon ingestion is converted to vitamin A in the human body

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

Key Points

  • Golden Rice is intended to produce a fortified food to be grown and consumed in areas with a shortage of dietary Vitamin A.
  • It was claimed to be able to fight vitamin A deficiency, which is the leading cause of blindness among children and can also lead to death due to diseases like measles.
  • It is developed through genetic engineering and produces two new enzymes that complete the beta-carotene expression in the rice grain.
  • Golden rice is a genetically modified biofortified crop.
  • Golden rice is genetically modified in order to produce beta carotene, which is not normally produced in rice.
  • Beta carotene is converted into Vitamin A when metabolized by the human body.
  • Biofortification is the idea of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value.
  • This can be done either through conventional selective breeding or through genetic engineering.

 Important Points

  • Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that is good for healthy vision, skin, bones, and other tissues in the body.
    • Sources of Vitamin A-
      • Milk, Meat, Cheese, Liver, Halibut fish oil, cream, and kidneys.
  • Women and children are the most vulnerable to VAD, the leading cause of childhood blindness and inability of the immune system to combat disease.

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