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OCR: aboratories 91 look beyond anatomy and into the genes. The work begins when an organism DNA. deoxvribonucleic acid (the molecu- lar basis of inheritance) extracted and seouenced Scientists then analyze the results with powerful super- computer When the information revealed through these efforts is added to that yielded by the study of anatomical feat tures much fuller picture emerges, one that augments and ir some cases even alters our concepts of evolutionary history Insects and other animals trapped in amber provide rare opportunity to extract Laboratories sequenced features