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A transgenic food crop which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is:

  1. A
    Golden rice
  2. B
    Flavr Savr tomatoes
  3. C
    Starlink maize
  4. D
    Bt Soybean

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Golden rice is genetically engineered to produce -carotene, a precursor of Vitamin A. It was developed to combat Vitamin A deficiency, which is a leading cause of night blindness.

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A transgenic food crop which may help in solving the problem of night blindness in developing countries is:
A
Golden rice
B
Flavr Savr tomatoes
C
Starlink maize
D
Bt Soybean

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