Golden Rice, an example of agricultural RDT, produces beta-carotene (precursor to vitamin A) through genes from maize and bacteria, aimed at preventing vitamin A deficiency.
Golden Rice is an example of agricultural application, engineered with genes from maize and soil bacteria to produce beta-carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A, aiming to combat vitamin A deficiency.
| Front | Example of use of Recombinant DNA technology in Agriculture |
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| Back | Golden Rice- 1 gene from maize plant and 1 gene from soil bacterium which enable the rice to produce beta-carotene which enables the body to produce vitamin A, it is being developed to reduce vitamin A deficiency in areas where there is a shortage of dietary vitamin A |
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