Assertion (A): 'Goldern rice' is a biotechnological achievement to the benefit of consumers as much as the farmers.
Reason (R): The yellow colour of this rice reflects a high level of beta carotene, a compound that is converted to vitamin A in the body.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Answer: Option A
Related Questions on Biotechnology
Which one of the following techniques can be used to establish the paternity of a child?
A. Protein analysis
B. Chromosome counting
C. Quantitative analysis of DNA
D. DNA fingerprinting
When one gene controls two or more different characters simultaneously, the phenomenon is called
A. Apomixis
B. Pleiotropy
C. Polyploidy
D. Polyteny
The first crime ever solved using the DNA fingerprinning technique was in England in the year
A. 1963
B. 1973
C. 1983
D. 1993

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