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Question
Golden rice is yellow in colour due to the presence of:
Explanation
Golden Rice was engineered to express phytoene synthase from daffodil and bacterial carotene desaturase in endosperm. These enzymes drive beta-carotene biosynthesis pathway accumulating provitamin A, imparting distinctive yellow color. It addresses vitamin A deficiency, unlike riboflavin which is water soluble.
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