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Start your animal’s genetic profile by ordering a trusted lab-grade DNA sample kit and mailing back your sample for analysis.

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Health & Wellness Markers

DNA results reveal breed-specific health markers — screens for pathogens, carrier genes, and risk indicators that keep your animal safe.

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Breed Composition Insights

Understand your animal’s exact genetic breed breakdown, which drives everything from diet optimization to behavioral expectations.

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Recommended ReadingInformative books on genetics, evolution & animal ancestry

The Ancestor's Tale

Richard Dawkins

A pilgrimage back through evolution, uniting humans and animals in one shared tree of life.

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Your Inner Fish

Neil Shubin

How the human body — and every mammal — still carries the blueprint of ancient fish and reptiles.

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The Song of the Dodo

David Quammen

Island biogeography and the deep science of how species branch, diverge, and disappear.

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The Violinist's Thumb

Sam Kean

A lively history of DNA — how decoding the genome rewrote our understanding of every living thing.

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The Gene: An Intimate History

Siddhartha Mukherjee

The sweeping story of heredity, from Mendel’s peas to modern genomics that now reads our pets.

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Dog Sense

John Bradshaw

What science actually says about how dogs think, feel, and became humanity’s oldest companion.

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Cat Sense

John Bradshaw

How a wild predator became our housecat — and why feline instincts still rule the modern home.

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The Genius of Dogs

Brian Hare & Vanessa Woods

The cognitive science of canine intelligence, breeding, and what DNA reveals about dog minds.

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Inside of a Dog

Alexandra Horowitz

A dog’s-eye view of the world, grounded in biology, perception, and ancestry.

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Mammals: A Very Short Introduction

T. S. Kemp

A concise, expert guide to the 200-million-year story of the mammals — including your pet.

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The Rise and Fall of the Mammals

Steve Brusatte

The new fossil-and-DNA history of the mammals that came to rule the Earth after the dinosaurs.

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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species

Matt Ridley

A chapter-by-chapter tour of the genome that makes every animal — and us — who we are.

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