Which of the following is true for Golden rice?

  • A
    It is Vitamin $A$ enriched, with a gene from daffodil
  • B
    It is pest resistant, with a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis
  • C
    It is drought tolerant, developed using Agrobacterium vector
  • D
    It has yellow grains, because of a gene introduced from a primitive variety of rice

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