Due to each maize grain belonging from a diverse individual (the seed of a new plant) with a unique mix of genes inherited from its parents. The difference between yellow and white maize grains is due to the color of the nutritive tissue which covers up the embryo in the seed, called the endosperm.

Due to each maize grain belonging from a diverse individual (the seed of a new plant) with a unique mix of genes inherited from its parents. The difference between yellow and white maize grains is due to the color of the nutritive tissue which covers up the embryo in the seed, called the endosperm.