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What is golden rice? How it can be useful in preventing child blindness?

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Golden rice is a genetically modified variety of rice. It contains the transgenes from the daffodil plant and also from some bacteria which are responsible for the synthesis of β-carotene which is a component of Vitamin A. Deficiency of vitamin A causes blindness. Therefore, β- carotene present in golden variety of rice can be helpful in preventing the child blindness. 



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