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A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long ā yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
Did you know?
A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long ā yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
To solve this problem, we need to determine which statement about Golden rice is true. Let's analyze each option:Option 1: It is Vitamin A enriched, with a gene from daffodil. - Golden rice is genetically modified to produce beta-carotene, a precursor of Vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice. - The genes responsible for this trait are derived from daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) and a bacterium (Erwinia uredovora). - Therefore, this statement is correct.Option 2: It is pest resistant, with a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis. - This statement describes Bt crops, which are genetically modified to express insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis. - Golden rice is not modified for pest resistance, so this statement is incorrect.Option 3: It is drought tolerant, developed using Agrobacterium vector. - While Agrobacterium is commonly used as a vector in plant genetic engineering, Golden rice is not specifically developed for drought tolerance. - Therefore, this statement is incorrect.Option 4: It has yellow grains, because of a gene introduced from a primitive variety of rice. - The yellow color of Golden rice grains is due to the accumulation of beta-carotene, not because of a gene from a primitive rice variety. - Therefore, this statement is incorrect.Based on the analysis, the correct option is Option 1: It is Vitamin A enriched, with a gene from daffodil.
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