Genetically modified “golden rice” has been engineered to meet human nutritional requirements. Which one of the following statements best qualifies golden rice ?
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(a)The grains have been fortified with genes to provide three times higher grain yield per acre than other high yielding varieties
(b)Its grains contain pro-vitamin A which upon ingestion is converted to vitamin A in the human body
(c)Its modified genes cause the synthesis of all the nine essential amino acids
(d)Its modified genes cause the fortification of its grains with vitamin D
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