Non-coding DNA is essential for both humans and trypanosomes, despite the large evolutionary divergence between these two species.

DNA is the molecular basis of heredity, the inherited traits that pass between generations in a person's family tree. Embodied in the sequence of base pairs, DNA carries information between ...

Basic genetics -- Genetic genealogy, standards, and ethics -- Genealogical applications for Y-DNA -- Genealogical applications for mtDNA -- Genealogical applications for atDNA -- Genealogical ...