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What is golden rice?
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Correct option: B
A GM crop designed to produce -carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A
Option B (A GM crop designed to produce -carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A) is correct because golden rice is a genetically modified crop engineered to produce beta-carotene, a precursor to vitamin A, to combat vitamin A deficiency.
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