Question

Genetically engineered plants a. include a transgenic rice plant that could help prevent vitamin A deficiency. b. are banned throughout the world. c. are able to fix nitrogen themselves. d. are more difficult to engineer than animals. e. are being rapidly developed, but traditional plant breeding programs are still the only method used to develop new plants.

Answer 1

Option (a).

Step-by-step explanation:

Genetically engineered plants may be defined as the plants whose genetic material has been modified by the methods of the genetic engineering. The genetic engineering plants are developed to increase the quality and quantity of plants.

Rice generally lacks vitamin in their composition. Genetically engineered rice ( Oryza sativa) golden rice is enriched in vitamin A. These golden rice is used in the area suffering from deficiency of vitamin.

Thus, the correct answer is option (a).