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Combine the given two facts to write a concluding fact. Note that there should be some parts of the first and second facts that are not mentioned in this conclusion fact. Your combined fact should be the result of a chain between the two facts. Chains form when two facts connect together to produce a concluding fact. An example of a chain is: "pesticides cause pollution" (fact1) + "pollution can harm animals" (fact2) → "pesticides can harm animals" (conclusion fact). Parts of the concluding fact overlap with the first and the second fact. To construct such a  concluding fact, a useful way is to borrow the subject from one fact and the ending conclusions from another fact.
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Fact 1: DNA contains genetic instructions for proteins, and RNA helps assemble the proteins. 
Fact 2: DNA is the genetic material responsible for heredity.
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The genetic material responsible for heredity contains instructions for proteins.


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Fact 1: Bacteria may spread directly from one person to another. 
Fact 2: People can be infected or killed by the bacteria.
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People can spread death from one person to another.


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Fact 1: measuring the hardness of minerals requires scratching those materials. 
Fact 2: Diamonds are so hard because of the shape of a diamond's structure.
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measuring diamonds requires scratching them.