alleryThe crtI gene used to make golden rice was taken from a:
ASoil fungus
BMarine alga
CSoil bacterium
DYeast cell
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Soil bacterium
crtI, coding phytoene desaturase, came from the soil bacterium Erwinia uredovora.
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