Kernel Color. The color of a corn kernel is controlled by many genes that determine the phenotypes of two tissues: the aleurone (outer layer of the endosperm) and the endosperm. The endosperm is usually yellow or white, and if the surrounding aleurone is colorless, we have kernels that are yellow or white.
1 The Nile River is the longest river in the world. 2  The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea. 3  The Nile has a length of about 6,695 kilometers (4,160 miles). 4  Its average discharge is 3.1 million litres (680,000 gallons) per second. The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea. 2  The Nile has a length of about 6,695 kilometers (4,160 miles). 3  Its average discharge is 3.1 million litres (680,000 gallons) per second. 4  The Nile basin is huge and includes parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Congo (Kinshasa), Kenya.
So, the Nile River's mouth is at the Mediterranean Sea. This is on the border of Egypt. The delta is located near Cairo, Egypt (the capital city of Egypt). The Nile Delta is approximately 240 km wide and 160 km long. It is one of the world's larget deltas. People actually live on the Nile Delta, with its largest city being Alexandria with a population of almost four million people.