"Golden Rice" Is a GM Crop Designed to Enhance Which

question 34

Multiple Choice

"Golden Rice" is a GM crop designed to enhance which of the following traits?

• A) increase resistance to various herbicides, making it practical to weed rice fields with those herbicides
• B) produce a toxin that reduces damage from insect pests
• C) produce larger grains that increase crop yields and profits
• D) increase vitamin A content, a common dietary deficiency in developing countries

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