Vocabulary

• green light
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
• lead to: To result in some action
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• evolve: To develop certain features
• express: To send something by fast mail
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• identical: The same in every way
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• embryo: Tiny plant stored inside a seed
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• clump: Mass or pile of something such as soil
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• maternal: Of mothers or being a mother
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• mutant: Organism derived from a change in genes
• skeletal: Of the bones of the body
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• calico: Made of calico; patterned like calico