DO NOW: Read the following sentences and answer the questions about the underlined words.
Thousands of years ago, select members of ancient civilizations transcribed their oral language into
written texts.
1. What do you think the word transcribe means in the above sentence?
In 490 B. C. Pheidippides was a Greek messenger who ran from the Battle of Marathon to Athens to
deliver news of a victory against the Persians.
2. What do you think the word messenger means?
Predict:3. How do you think these two terms might related to DNA genetics?