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  1. population
    a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting an area
    She’s responsible for managing the highest genetic diversity among 103 zebra sharks (Stegostoma fasciatum) that make up the North American population of this declining Indo-Pacific species.
  2. decline
    grow smaller
    She’s responsible for managing the highest genetic diversity among 103 zebra sharks (Stegostoma fasciatum) that make up the North American population of this declining Indo-Pacific species.
  3. diverse
    many and different
    Shedd Aquarium, like aquariums across the country, aims to produce a shark population with a diverse gene pool, in which each individual has a different complement of genes to pass on to offspring.
  4. complement
    a full number or quantity
    Shedd Aquarium, like aquariums across the country, aims to produce a shark population with a diverse gene pool, in which each individual has a different complement of genes to pass on to offspring.
  5. offspring
    the immediate descendants of a person or organism
    Shedd Aquarium, like aquariums across the country, aims to produce a shark population with a diverse gene pool, in which each individual has a different complement of genes to pass on to offspring.
  6. determine
    establish after a calculation, investigation, or experiment
    The Shedd Aquarium works with Dr. Jean Dubach, a wildlife geneticist at Loyola University Medical Center, to determine paternity.
  7. paternity
    the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
    The Shedd Aquarium works with Dr. Jean Dubach, a wildlife geneticist at Loyola University Medical Center, to determine paternity.
  8. centrifuge
    an apparatus that separates particles from a suspension
    Then they spin it in a centrifuge, a machine that separates the components of blood, to create a tiny pellet that is shipped with dry ice to Dr. Dubach.
  9. component
    one of the individual parts making up a larger entity
    Then they spin it in a centrifuge, a machine that separates the components of blood, to create a tiny pellet that is shipped with dry ice to Dr. Dubach.
  10. identify
    recognize as being
    Dr. Dubach then uses the DNA from this blood pellet to perform the genetic test that identifies who the father is.
Created on Tue Jun 18 10:07:11 EDT 2019 (updated Tue Jun 18 10:16:14 EDT 2019)

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