gene pool - all the genes of a particular group of people or animals

gestation - (the period of) the development of a child or young animal while it is still inside its
mother's body
alter - to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change
lifespan - the length of time for which a person, animal, or thing exists
to fertilize - cause to develop an individual by introducing a male reproductive material
to tweak - twist something sharply
plasmid - a genetic structure in the cell that can replicate independently
to halt - to stop something
lineage - direct descent from the ancestors or sequences of species each of which is consider to have
evolved from its predecessor
moratorium - temporary prohibition
aberrant - separated from an accepted standard
to bedevil - to cause a great trouble, to harass somebody
genotype - a certain combination of genes in an organism
hybrid - offspring resulting from the breeding of two genetically distinct individuals
trait - a characteristic that can be inherited from a parent. E.g. blue eyes, ginger hair.
mutation - a sudden, unplanned change in the genetic sequence
phenotype - the outwards appearance of a organism
genetic engineering - the science of changing the genetic structure of an animal, plant, or human,
usually to make them stronger or healthier
genetic predisposition - an inherited pattern that makes one susceptible to certain disease
to tinker - to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better
peril - great danger, especially of being harmed or killed
quandary - a difficult situation or problem, especially one in which you cannot decide what to do
fertilization - the action or process of fertilizing an egg or a female animal or plant, involving the
fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote
embryo - an unborn child in the process of development
to inject - introduce (a liquid, especially a drug or vaccine) into the body with a syringe
genetics - the branch of biology that deals with heredity especially the mechanisms of hereditary
transmission and the variation of inherited characteristics among similar or related organisms

scourge - a source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by
pestilence
heritary disease / genetic disorder - a pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene
or by a chromosomal aberration
labelling - the act of putting a label on something, or labels that are put on something
yield - an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied
to rear - to care for young animals or children until they are able to care for themselves
to deem - to consider or judge something in a particular way
to tout - to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of
encouraging people to like, accept, or buy something
tamper-proof - impossible to change
contentious - causing or likely to cause disagreement
to implement - to start using a plan or system
to merge to - combine or join
stance - an opinion or belief about something, especially if you say it in public
to stifle - to stop something from happening or continuing
flux - continuous change
to nurture - to care for and protect somebody/something while they are growing and developing
donor - a person or an organization that makes a gift of money, clothes, food, etc. to a charity, etc.
sacredness - the quality of being very important and needing to be treated with great respect
entanglements - the action or fact of entangling or being entangled
to sidestep - avoid dealing with or discussing (something problematic or disagreeable)
disparity - a great difference
to suffice - be enough or adequate
meddling - the act of altering sth; to intrude
eradicate - to remove or destroy utterly; to eradicate a disease at the embryonic stage
germ-line gene therapy - the introduction of genes into reproductive cells or embryos to correct
inherited genetic defects that can cause disease
designer babies - refers to children that have been genetically engineered in the womb to have
certain desired qualities
to extract - to remove, pull out; e.g. to extract a disease
benchmark - a level of quality with which other things of the same type can be compared

progeny - the young or offspring of a person, animal, or plant

malformation - the condition of being wrongly formed, or a part of something, such as part of the
body, that is wrongly formed
ramifications - the possible results of an action
fortuitous - (of something that is to your advantage) not planned, happening by chance
eugenics - the idea that it is possible to improve humans by allowing only some people to produce
children
fetus - a young human or animal that is still developing inside its mother
to set out one's stall - to make the necessary arrangements for the achievement of something and
show that one is determined to achieve it
to infringe on - to limit someone's rights or freedom
charade - a situation which is clearly false, but where people behave as if it is true or serious
to lull sb into sth - to make someone feel safe in order to trick them
dystopia - (the idea of) a society in which people do not work well with each other and are not happy
genome - the total amount of genetic information in the chromosomes of an organism, including its
genes and DNA sequences.
to harness - to make use of (a source of power, e.g. a river) for some purpose, e.g. to produce
electricity or to drive machinery
progeny - the organism or organisms resulting from sexual or asexual reproduction
helix - something, such as a strand of DNA, having a spiral shape.
cystic fibrosis - the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas
become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
to induce - to cause an increase in the transcription of the RNA of (a gene).
to discard - throw something away
pinpoint modifications - extremely precise
selective breeding - the intentional breeding of organisms with desirable trait in an attempt to
produce offspring with similar traits
cell the smallest living thing of an animal, plant or human. Brain/cancer cells
integrated combined together in order to be more effective
viral caused by or relating to a virus (= infectious organism)
a blueprint - an early plan or design that explains how sth might be achieved
to condemn - to criticize someone or sth strongly, usually for moral reasons