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Transgenic crops
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Concepts tested here
- Golden rice 2
- Herbicide tolerance
All Questions
2015 AIPMT-I 1 question
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The crops engineered for glyphosate are resistant/tolerant toGlyphosate is a herbicide; crops engineered for glyphosate tolerate the herbicide, so it kills the surrounding weeds without harming the crop.
2015 AIPMT-II 1 question
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Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated gene is meant for biosynthesis of:
2012 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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Consumption of which one of the following foods can prevent the kind of blindness associated with vitamin 'A' deficiency?Golden rice is a genetically modified rice that carries genes for the synthesis of β-carotene (provitamin A) in the grain.
Eating it supplies vitamin A and can prevent night blindness caused by its deficiency.
Bt-brinjal is insect resistant and Flavr Savr tomato has delayed ripening.