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Genetics

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Staple Food   a basic or necessary food item  
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Endosperm   nourishment that surrounds the germ (embryo) of a seed  
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Carbohydrate   A complex sugar. They provide energy when digested  
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Trait   a physical or behavioral characteristic of an individual that can be passed down to the next generation  
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Insecticide   a substance used to kill insects  
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Genetics   the science of how characteristics are passed down from one generation to the next  
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Grain   usually a type of grass grown for its edible seeds. Also used to describe the seed of grain plants, as in rice grain  
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Cereal   the edible seed of a grass plant; a grain  
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Husk   the tough outer layer on a seed  
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Bran   the skin of a grain  
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Germ (embryo)   the part of the seed from which a new plant grows  
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Variation   The differences among individuals of a group  
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Sample   A piece or part taken from the whole group, whose properties are studied to gain information about the whole group  
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Starch   A tasteless, odorless carbohydrate found in foods  
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Photosynthesis   A process in which green plants use energy from sunlight along with carbon dioxide and water to make their own food(sugar) and oxygen  
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