National Human Genome Research Institute — Human Genome Project Results

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Nature & Animals Evolution

Nearly all life shares the same genetic code

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Human Body & Mind Genetics

DNA's double helix was revealed in 1953

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Human Body & Mind Genetics

You inherit your mitochondrial DNA only from your mother

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Human Body & Mind Genetics

Scientists unveiled the first working draft of the human genome

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Human Body & Mind Genetics

Your genome is 3 billion letters but only ~20,000 genes

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Human Body & Mind Genetics

Any two people share 99.9% of their DNA

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