Vocabulary

• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• as a rule: Generally; usually
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• such as: For example; like
• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• in any event: Regardless of what happens; whatever may be the case.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• white: Person's name
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
• female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
• male: Characteristic of boys or men
• folklore: Traditional beliefs and stories of a people
• color: To change or affect someone's opinion
• genetics: Studies of how things develop between generations
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• sterile: Completely clean; with no bacteria