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"The heat ________ on a thermometer enables the reading of the temperature of the food."
The sensor
Passing on genetics qualities
Heredity
"DNA testing is often used when the parentage of a child is ________."
disputed
"Once swallowed, the oral medication takes a half-hour to enter the ________."
The bloodstream
Children of parents exposed to a terrible war showed abnormally high levels of this stress hormone in their saliva during infancy.
Cortisol
Children are said to be ________ to a disease if their parental history makes them susceptible.
prone
"The enzymes in our digestive system ________ complex substances into simpler ones."
break down
The discovery of this molecule's structure in 1953 gave rise to the field of modern molecular biology.
DNA
"Research in genetic ________ for diabetes aims to help identify if someone will get the disease."
markers
"Junk food is mostly made up of fat and sugar with very little ________ for our bodies."
Nutritional Value
This specific total number of chromosomes is found inside a standard human cell.
46
"In light of contradicting new evidence, the theory was ________."
ruled out
The scientist ________ the solution with acid to make it stronger.
modified
This is the idea that a gene has a "biological memory" of an experience, showing that inheritance isn't just cut-and-dried.
Epigenetics
"The theories of epigenetics are ________ the beliefs of classical geneticists."
At odds with