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A. The rice genes didn't make the right type of vitamin A.
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Regular white rice does not have the gene to produce beta carotene. The human body converts the beta carotene into vitamin A.
To increase the nutritional value of rice, the gene for beta carotene from daffodil flowers was inserted into the cells of endosperm of rice.
This allowed these cells of the genetically engineered rice varieties to produce beta carotene. Production of beta carotene imparted golden color to the rice grain and hence, the name.
The specific action of an enzyme with a single substrate can be explained using a Lock and Key analogy first postulated in 1894 by Emil Fischer. In this analogy, the lock is the enzyme and the key is the substrate. Only the correctly sized key (substrate) fits into the key hole (active site) of the lock (enzyme).
Smaller keys, larger keys, or incorrectly positioned teeth on keys (incorrectly shaped or sized substrate molecules) do not fit into the lock (enzyme). Only the correctly shaped key opens a particular lock. This is illustrated in graphic on the left.
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ectothermic
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<em>Ectotherms or ectothermic organisms are organisms whose body temperature vary depending on the temperature of their immediate external environment. </em>
They are also referred to as cold blooded organisms and have varying biological mechanisms to cope with extremes which include being dormant during extreme temperatures, secreting heat-shock protein during heat stress and so on.
