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Vocabulary 5 – Green Book: Genes: A Family Inheritance

Vocabulary 5 – Green Book: Genes: A Family Inheritance. Word 1: Genes Definition: A unit of a chromosome that determines a specific trait. Sentence: Mr. Olson received the gene for blue eyes from his father.

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Vocabulary 5 – Green Book: Genes: A Family Inheritance

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  1. Vocabulary 5 – Green Book: Genes: A Family Inheritance

  2. Word 1: GenesDefinition: A unit of a chromosome that determines a specific trait.Sentence: Mr. Olson received the gene for blue eyes from his father.

  3. Word 2: GenerationsDefinition: All of the people born and living at about the same time.Sentence: Mr. Olson’s generation didn’t have the internet while they were growing up.

  4. Word 3: EnvironmentDefinition: The surroundings that a person lives within.Sentence: Living in a city environment is very stressful, unlike a rural environment that is quiet and clam.

  5. Word 4: PersonalityDefinition: An individual’s unique character.Sentence: Mr. Kerr’s personality is very happy and positive at all times.

  6. Word 5:DetermineDefinition: To cause something to happen in a certain way.Sentence: The grades you earn in high school will determine which college you are accepted into.

  7. Word 6: TraitDefinition: A special quality or characteristic, usually relating to a person.Sentence: Mr. Olson’s beard is one of the traits that makes him easy to recognize.

  8. Word 7:IdenticalDefinition: Similar in every way, exactly alike.Sentence:The identical twins are really hard to tell apart when they wear the same clothes.

  9. Word 8: DominantDefinition: Most important, powerful, or influential.Sentence: The lion is the most dominant animal in Africa, all other animals fear him.

  10. Word 9:UniqueDefinition:Being the only one of it’s kind, unlike anything else.Sentence: Every person has a unique finger print that no one else will ever have.

  11. Word 10:ProteinsDefinition:Building blocks for our body, they form DNA and everything else in our body.Sentence:The proteins in your DNA are very small but important to making you a unique person.

  12. Word 11:RareDefinition:Not occurring very often.Sentence:Mr. Kerr with a Mohawk is a rare event but it will be happening soon!

  13. Word 12:OutgoingDefinition:Friendly and socially confidentSentence:The most outgoing students always end up having the most friends by the end of the year.

  14. Word 13:ShyDefinition:Being reserved or showing timidity to interact with others.Sentence: The shy girl stands alone next to the tree everyday at break.

  15. Word 14: InfluenceDefinition: To have an effect on something.Sentence: Your parents have a lot of influence over the decision about where you travel for holiday.

  16. Word 15:AnxiousDefinition:Experiencing worry, unease or nervousness.Sentence: The whole class was anxious on the morning of their first exams.

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