UNIT 6 READING 4 "Genetic Fingerprints"

KEY WORDS:
cells: the smallest living things

defendant: the person in a court of a law who has been accused of doing something ilegal

forensic: ways to find out about a crime

genes: parts of a cell in a living thing that control how it develops

inherit: to get a qualisty, way of acting, physical feature, and so on from one of your parents

whorls: shapes that curl or swirl


ACADEMIC WORDS:

generation: all the people who are aboutthe same age, especially in a family

legislation: a law or set of laws

policy: a way of doing things taht ahs been officially agreed upon and chosen by a political party or an organization

procedure the correct or normal way of doing something


HIGHLIGHTED WORDS:
fragments: small pieces of somehting

investigate: look into, research

tissue: material, such as skin and muscle

committed a crime: done something wrong or ilegal

innocent: not guilty

bacteria: very small living things, some of which cause illness or disease

Dead Sea Scrolls: ancient texts, apporximately 2,000 years old, discovered in caves near theDead Sea


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