Vocabulary

• single file: One behind the other, in a line.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• next to: Being located along side another
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• in pairs: Divided into or working as two people together.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• on to: Toward something; forward
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• identical: The same in every way
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• leave: To go away from; depart
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
• transcription: Something written from spoken material