Question 1

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

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trait

Question 2

(adj.) of or passed down by inheritance from an ancestor; transmitted from parent to child

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hereditary

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to receive something from someone after that person's death

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inherit

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to be like or similar to

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resemble

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Combined genetic information of all the members of a particular population

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gene pool

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fault or imperfection in something that appears in someone 's genes

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genetic defect

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the inability to conceive a child

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infertility

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scientific methods used to solve crime

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forensic science

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freedom to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment

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civil liberty

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the person who is most likely to be guilty of a crime

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prime suspect

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A mark on the skin that is left by an injury

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scar

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a person who has frequently committed crimes and is likely to continuing doing so

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habitual offender

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a person who commits a crime

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perpetrator

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not usual, not typical, strange

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abnormal

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biological classification of plants or animals that share common attributes

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species

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liquid

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fluid

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unharmed or undamaged

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intact

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to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds

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infringe

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likely to happen soon

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imminent

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prosthetic device into someone 's body

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implant

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a sudden increase in number, multiplication

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proliferation

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keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

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preserve

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A woman who agrees to bear a child for another couple.

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surrogate mother

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smallest part of a substance that retains its characteristics, containing one or more atoms

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molecule

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cells that bind together to form plant or animal material

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tissue

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one of the tiny parts which living organisms are made

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cell

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particular and exact

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specific

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a small amount of something taken for examination

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specimen

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details of a plan or proposal

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specification

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amount of a substance that is used in tests

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sample

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word or phrase that is used to describe something

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descriptor

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a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use of data

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database

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description of a person

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profile

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a pattern or example on which something else is usually based

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template

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keep data or information

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store

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to find not guilty of a fault or crime

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acquit

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to find guilty

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convict

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to get rid of, to put an end

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eliminate

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state formally or publicly

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declare

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to stop considering something as a possibility

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rule out sth

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