The various genes of increasing sweet taste and gene wx can be expressed on the same ear, and the aim has been realized breeding the corn hybrids with sweet and waxy flavous fresh ears.
Harry had never met a vampire, but he had seen pictures of them in his Defence Against the Dark Arts classes, and Black, with his waxy white skin, looked just like one.
Lotus leaves repel water because they are covered with minuscule waxy nodules that stop water molecules bonding with a leaf's surface tissues, meaning those molecules bond with each other instead.
Despite the gloom of the room, she could see that Melanie's face was of a waxy yellow color. It was drained of life's blood and there was a pinched look about the nose.
Because of this waxy cell wall, they're acid fast, meaning that it can hold on to a dye in spite of being exposed to alcohol, leaving in a bright red color, when as Ziehl-Neelsen stain is used.