Wheat, Rice, and Maize Are Lacking in One Essential Amino

question 77

Multiple Choice

Wheat, rice, and maize are lacking in one essential amino acid. The ancient people who domesticated these crops:

• A) have been shown through paleopathological research to have been malnourished
• B) also domesticated foods that made up for the lack in lysine
• C) enhanced their amino acid intake by including minerals in their diets
• D) wheat, rice, and maize are not lacking in any amino acid

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