Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• without regard to: Paying no attention or consideration to; irrespective of.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• formulate: To make and develop a set of rules or ideas
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• wrinkle: Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• horizontal: Concerning the horizon
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• assortment: Collection of different things some similarities
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• segregation: Forced separation of people by race, color etc.
• inheritance: Past ideals, styles still important in the present
• monk: Man belonging to religious group that live simply
• violet: Small fragrant plant with usually purplish flowers
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• recessive: (Of genes) not appearing but remaining hidden
• pea: Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
• observable: Being able to be seen, noticed, or sensed
• genotype: Group of organisms sharing a specific genes