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Assertion : GM plants are more useful than normal plants.
Reason : Golden rice is rich in $\beta$-carotene
BiologyBiotechnology and Its ApplicationsAIIMSAIIMS 2018 (27 May)
Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • C If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D If both assertion and reason are false.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Genetically modified (GM) plants contain incorporated genes with better quality and efficacy in some traits which make them more useful in those traits or quality. Golden rice is a transgenic variety of rice which contains good quantities of $\beta$-carotene. $\beta$-carotene is a principal source of vitamin A.

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