Reading Vocabulary 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Mutation?
A
-a natural process that alters the genetic material
2
Q
Cystic fibrosis?
A
-a disease that shortens people’s lives by attacking their lungs
3
Q
Huntington disease?
A
-a fatal brain condition
4
Q
Inherited
A
-vererbt; to receive by will (Testament)/ bequest (Vermächtnis)
5
Q
Milestone?
A
-an important event in the development of something
6
Q
Insure?
A
- to make sure, certain or secure
- to guarantee
7
Q
To held?
A
- to have or keep in the hand
- to contain
