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GYV Root Words Ch. 1
It's in the Genes: gen; gener
Term | Definition |
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gene | a biological unit of material passed from parent to child that determines which traits the child will inherit |
congenital | occurring at birth and is often used to describe medical conditions |
progeny | the offspring of living organisms |
generate | to bring into existence or to make happen |
genre | type, class, category |
generic | like all the other in a category or class; ordinary |
Suffix -ic or -ics | having the quality or nature of something (e.g. hero + ic = heroic -- having qualities of a hero) |
Suffix -al | having the quality or physical makeup of something (e.g. alphabet + al = alphabetical -- arranged in the order of the alphabet) |
Suffix -ate | used to make a verb out of a noun and means "to cause to be" or "to make" |
Prefix pro- | "forward" or "before" (e.g. pro- + active = proactive -- ready to take action before event occurs) |