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me acne LESSON 2: Family Ties + Theme: People and Culture PBD]| Reading [Pemahaman 12/1, Part 4: Q33-34] Read the text below and answer the questions that follow. (GTEA) ‘A human body has 100 tillion cells and each cell has about 1.8 metres of DNA. There is a mountain information in our DNA. DNA is like an instruction manual for our body. It determines physica such as height and body functions such as food allergies. ioe DNA testing is done to help people find out about their ancestors or about themselves because som may not have a family. When they get nowhere looking for relatives on their own, they can £0 online it Jook for companies that do DNA testing. For example, ancestry.com offers people the chance to fink.) about their ancestors. It compares your DNA to DNA of individuals in their database to seek out long-os relatives. The company also uses DNA testing to reveal people’s genetic ethnicity to trace their Telatives back generations and map out where their ancestors once lived. Scientists use DNA testing to solve ancient mysteries. Ancient remains can be identified if their DNA is well preserved. DNA can last for thousands of years if remains are buried in dry, dark and cold places, For example, ancient remains found buried in a parking lot in an English city were later traced to King Richard III who lived in the 15th century. Doctors do DNA testing on patients to help reveal important information, such as their risks to diseases such as colon and breast cancers that they may have inherited from their parents. This allows these high-risk patients to take preventive steps that can save their lives. 1 Read. Write ‘T’ (true) or ‘F’ (false). DSKP: LS3.1.2 (0) ADRCA. teat can corel what allergies you have. (b) Testing your DNA sample can reveal where you used to live. (c) We can learn more about ancient remains only if they were of someone famous. (@) You can find out if you have the genes that put you at a higher risk of developing certain types of cancer by testing your DNA. ————_— 2 Complete the table below with the correct expressions that are underlined in the text. Meaning Expression (@) | to do something to stop someone from dying ————— (b) | completely failing to achieve something _ (©) | to belong to a group of people who are related to each other }|_————_— (d) | to log onto and use the Internet _ (©) | a very large amount ES

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