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Maize hybrids have been developed for higher amount of ?

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Lysine

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Leucine

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Methionine

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Cysteine

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Solution

The correct option is A Lysine
Maize hybrids with higher lysine content were developed to improve the protein in corn.
This hybrid maize provides substantially higher levels of two essential amino acids - Lysine and tryptophan.
So the correct answer is 'Lysine'

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