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Why do rice plants include starch and protein in their seeds

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Rice seed storage protein (SSP) is an important source of nutrition ... Several starch-
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A single gene could be inserted into a plant's genome, enabling specific traits to be expressed easily. Scientists have identified genes for two enzymes needed to make pro-vitamin A. One of these genes comes from corn.
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