alleryGolden rice transgenes are expressed only in the grain because of:
AA bacterial terminator
BA seed coat enhancer
CA tissue-specific promoter
DA plastid transit peptide
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A tissue-specific promoter
The psy and crtI genes sit under an endosperm-specific promoter, so they work only in the endosperm.
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