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Golden rice is

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Correct option: B

A transgenic rice having gene for

\mathrm{\beta }

-carotene (pro-vitamin-A)

Option B (A transgenic rice having gene for

\mathrm{\beta }

-carotene (pro-vitamin-A)) is correct because golden rice is genetically engineered to produce beta-carotene, a precursor to vitamin A.

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