The Sequence of Life, The Dna Flashcards
noun : a statement in which you say that something is less extreme than it really is
olduğundan daha az/hafif vb. gösterme, azımsama, azımsama ifadesi
‘Quite big’, did you say? That’s an ——- - he’s enormous!
The sentence “This structure has novel features which are of considerable biological interest” may be one of science’s most famous ———.
- understatement
noun : QUESTION a strange and difficult question that has a clever and often funny answer
bilmece
NOT UNDERSTAND a situation or event that you cannot understand
muamma, esrar, sır, bilmece
Scientists may have solved the —— of Saturn’s rings.
But nine years later, in 1962, they shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Maurice Wilkins, for solving one of the most important of all biological ——–s.
- riddle
noun : SUCCESS B2 something that you do to help produce or develop something, or to help make something successful
yardım, katılım
She has made a major ——- to our work.
Half a century later, important new implications of this ——— to science are still coming to light.
MONEY : an amount of money that is given to help pay for something
maddi katkı, bağış
a generous ——– to charity
- contribution
noun : VALUE : an understanding of how good something or someone is so that you are able to enjoy them
takdir, değerli bulma
His —— of art increased as he grew older.
The common ———– is that American biologist James Watson and English physicist Francis Crick discovered DNA in the 1950s.
FEEL GRATEFUL a feeling of being grateful for something
beğenme, takdir etme
To show our ———, we’ve bought you a little gift.
UNDERSTANDING an understanding of a situation, especially that it is complicated or difficult
anlama, zor olan bir şeyi kavrama, halletme
He has no ——- of the size of the problem.
INCREASE formal : an increase in value
değerlenme, değeri artma
- appreciation
adjective : based on or containing completely new ideas
çığır açan, yenilik getiren, yeni fikirler içeren
——— research
Without the scientific foundation provided by these pioneers, Watson and Crick may never have reached their ——– conclusion of 1953.
- groundbreaking
noun : OPINION [C] : the opinion you have after considering all the information about something
sonuç, nihai son
I’ve come to the —— that we’ll have to sell the car.
Without the scientific foundation provided by these pioneers, Watson and Crick may never have reached their groundbreaking ———- of 1953.
END [C] the final part of something
son, nihai son
the dramatic ——– of the film
in ——— : used to introduce the last part of a speech or piece of writing
sonuç olarak, sonuç itibariyle, son olarak
In ——–, I would like to thank our guest speaker.
ARRANGEMENT [U] the process of arranging or agreeing something formally
resmî sonuç, karar, antlaşma, düzenleme
the ——- of peace talks
- conclusion
adjective : GOOD B2 extremely good
müthiş, olağanüstü, şahane, harika
I think she’s doing a ——- job.
It has had a ——– impact on science and medicine.
LARGE : very large, great, strong, etc
çok büyük, kocaman, muazzam
a ——- amount of money
———ly adverb : very much
çok, son derece
- tremendous
verb:DEAL WITH : to behave towards or deal with someone in a particular way
davranmak, muamele etmek
He —–s her really badly.
She felt she’d been unfairly —-ed by her employer.
CONSIDER : to consider something in a particular way
ele almak, belli şekilde dikkate almak
He —–ed my suggestion as a joke.
ILLNESS/INJURY : to give medical care to someone for an illness or injury
tedavi etmek, bakmak, iyileştirmek
He’s being ——ed for cancer at a hospital in California.
SPECIAL B2 to do or buy something special for someone
birine bir şey almak; birisi için bir şey yapmak; ısmarlamak
I’m going to —– her to dinner at that nice Italian restaurant.
PROTECT to put a substance on something in order to protect it
kaplamak, işlemek, işleme tâbi tutmak
The wood is then ——ed with a special chemical to protect it from the rain.
- treat
noun : an important discovery or development that helps solve a problem
büyük hamle, önemli buluş, ilerleme, gelişme
a major ——– in the fight against cancer
From identifying genes that lead to the development of diseases, to producing pharmaceuticals to treat them, identifying and analyzing genes has led to extraordinary ——–s that have changed the face of the future of SCienCe foreVer.
- breakthrough
noun : NOT GUILTY the fact of not being guilty of a crime
suçsuzluk, masumiyet
She fought to prove her son’s ———.
From cloning, to paternity cases, to determining the guilt or ——— of a suspect in a crime, to identifying victims, to breeding disease-resistant farm animals and growing more nutritious produce, the classification, analysis and manipulation of genes has transformed our world.
NOT EXPERIENCED the quality of not having much experience of life and not knowing about the bad things that happen
saflık, arılık, duruluk
the —— of childhood
- innocence
noun :NATURE the process in which animals produce young animals
üretme, yetiştirme
the ——– season
From cloning, to paternity cases, to determining the guilt or innocence of a suspect in a crime, to identifying victims, to ——- disease-resistant farm animals and growing more nutritious produce, the classification, analysis and manipulation of genes has transformed our world
CONTROL the activity of keeping animals in order to produce young animals
besleme, yetiştirme
horse ——-
- breeding
