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In 1997, an American company got patent rights on a ‘new variety’ of Basmati rice. How was this ‘new variety’ of Basmati formed?

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It was formed after Indian Basmati was crossed with semi-dwarf varieties.

It was formed after European Basmati was crossed with semi-dwarf varieties.

It was formed after African Basmati was crossed with semi-dwarf varieties.

It was totally designed in US lab after genetically modifying African Basmati variety.

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In 1997, an American company got patent rights on Basmati rice through the US Patent and Trademark Office. This allowed the company to sell a ‘new’ variety of Basmati, in the US and abroad. This ‘new’ variety of Basmati had actually been derived from Indian farmer’s varieties. Indian Basmati was crossed with semi-dwarf varieties and claimed as an invention or a novelty.

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