Own a Genome Parcel
Claim a Parcel of Any Genome. Forever.
From your dog's DNA to a 1-of-1,947 alien, claim a permanent, one-of-a-kind piece of a real genome — dedicated in a name and kept in the registry for good.
New to DNA? What's a base pair? →
The Flagship Parcel
Claim a Piece of the Human Gene Code
Enter a name and we reserve a permanent piece of the human genome for your dedication — your own parcel, one of a finite few, no two claims alike.
One of a kind — right down to the code.
For a birthday or anniversary — leave blank to use today.
Parcel location
Explore the Genome Registry
Where will you start?
Every species has a story written in DNA. Pick a place to begin — or let us surprise you.
🐾Most Loved
Start with the animals everyone knows.
14 species · Explore collection →
🐉Your Zodiac Animal
Born under one of twelve remarkable animals?
12 species · Explore collection →
🌊Giants of the Sea
Explore the code of the ocean's largest creatures.
13 species · Explore collection →
🦁Zoo Favorites
The animals families travel to see.
12 species · Explore collection →
🦣Ancient & Extinct
Genomes from creatures that vanished.
14 species · Explore collection →
🧬Extraordinary Genomes
The strangest genomes on Earth.
14 species · Explore collection →
🌷Plants & Flowers
The code behind the living world around us.
14 species · Explore collection →
✨Realm of Legend
What might the genome of the impossible look like?
38 species · Explore collection →
Know exactly what you're looking for?
Gene vs. Genome — what's the difference?
Two ways to give a piece of the code. Both make a gift — the difference is what you give: a single meaningful gene, or a parcel of a whole genome.
Gift a Gene
One meaningful human gene
Pick a single, famous human gene — OXTR for bonding, FOXP2 for speech — and gift the trait it stands for.
You gift a gene.
Browse genesOwn a Genome Parcel
You're hereA parcel of a whole genome
Claim a permanent parcel of an entire genome — human or any of 170+ creatures — registered forever in a name.
You claim a parcel.
Not Just Human
Choose Your Organism
Every living thing has a genome — so every living thing can be claimed. Register a parcel of your dog or your horse, a shark or an elephant, a monarch butterfly, even a woolly mammoth read from real ancient DNA. Pick a creature, then name the one it honors. Parcels scale to the genome — 10,000 bp for the big ones, 1,000 bp for microbes and extremophiles, down to 100 bp for a virus — so every organism has its own collectible pool.
👽 🦠 Limited Editions
Rare, numbered drops — a finite run, then gone for good. The Visitor from beyond the stars, Astrophage the star-eater, the Unicorn, and the Imperial Gold & Black Dragons.
The Chinese Zodiac
All twelve signs — give the genome of anyone's birth year, a perfect Lunar New Year gift
Beloved Animals
The companions and creatures we love
The Wild Kingdom
Giants of the sea and savanna
On Wings
Songbirds, raptors, and messengers of the sky
The Deep Blue
Gentle wonders of the reef and the open sea
The Outlandish
Real creatures so strange they seem invented — the planet's wonderful oddballs
Guardians · Conservation Tribute
The world's most endangered creatures — a portion of every claim supports the Waterfield Environmental Resources Center at Purdue University
Ancient Bloodlines
Extinct giants and living relics — genomes from deep time
When Giants Ruled
The great dinosaurs — imaginative genome reconstructions, sized to the real animals, offered for wonder
Scales & Serpents
Lizards and snakes, ancient and venomous
Spiders, Bugs & Butterflies
Silk-spinners, pollinators, and summer-night wonders
Champions of Science
The humble model organisms that unlocked modern biology
Genome Giants
Have you ever wanted to own a million of something? Now you can — claim a full 1,000,000 base pairs of one of Earth's largest genomes. Keep it for yourself, or dedicate it to someone you love.
From the Garden
Flowers and crops that feed and delight us
The Standing Ones
Mighty and ancient trees — living legacies that outlast us
The Fungi
Neither plant nor animal — a kingdom all their own, closer kin to us than to the plants they grow beside
Microscopic Life
The tiny engines of biology
Extremophiles
Life at the very edge — thriving in boiling springs, deadly radiation, and seas of salt
Viruses
Often just a strand of RNA — and remarkably small
Realm of Legend
Purely for fun — imagined genomes of creatures that never were
Didn’t find what you were looking for? Suggest a creature or organism and we’ll do our best to add it.
Not Sure Where to Start?
We'll help you find the perfect parcel — answer a few questions, start from a birthday, or pick your favorite breed.
Help Me Choose
What's the occasion?
Not sure which genome? Give a Parcel Gift Card and let them choose →
Pricing & Editions
Simple, Honest Pricing
Every claim is a permanent registry entry, dedicated in someone's name — and every one includes a Classic Printed Certificate, printed and mailed to you. Upgrade to the Premium Museum Edition — archival stock with gold-foil detailing — for $12.99.
Signature
Human
$29.99
A parcel of the human genome — for a birthday, an anniversary, a memory.
Beloved & Iconic
Pets, cultural icons & zodiac animals
$14.99
Your dog or cat, the eagle, tiger, horse, elephant — and every Chinese-zodiac animal.
Curiosity
Most other organisms
$4.99
Dolphins, flowers, microbes, even viruses — cheap enough to collect.
Every dedication includes
- Recognized in the permanent registry, in your name
- A Classic Printed Certificate — printed on quality card and mailed to you
- Held for the operating lifetime of MyGeneCode.com
Gift a Parcel — Let Them Choose
Not sure which one? Give a Parcel Gift Card and let them pick the organism — human, their dog, a dolphin, even a woolly mammoth. Choose the tier, how many, and whether to add a certificate.
Priced à la carte
Build a Gift CardCollect the Set
Any 10 dedications from across the registry — all digital, plus one printed & mailed certificate of your choice.
10 for $20.00ten dedications, one to frame
Mailed Certificate
Every claim includes a Classic Printed Certificate, mailed to your door. Upgrade to the archival, gold-foil Premium Museum Edition for $12.99.
from $12.99any claim
Giving Back
100% of the proceeds from every HIV Tribute Edition are donated to the Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, honoring the legacy of Ryan White. And a portion of the proceeds from every Conservation Tribute claim supports the Waterfield Environmental Resources Center at Purdue University and its work protecting endangered species and their habitats.
Why It's Different
Not a Star. A Real, Finite Piece of Us.
Truly Finite
The sky has effectively unlimited stars. The human genome does not. Once a parcel is claimed, it is gone — a scarcity you can count.
Always Meaningful
Your parcel is tied to the name of someone you love — and we show you the famous gene it neighbors, so it's never a random, empty coordinate.
Honestly Yours
A symbolic dedication recorded in a permanent registry — beautiful and forever, with none of the false ownership claims of the old star sellers.
Coming soon
One day, you'll trade them.
Every parcel is finite and one-of-a-kind. The Genome Parcel Exchange will let collectors buy, sell, and trade parcels — a verified, off-chain market for limited editions and coveted dedications. No crypto, no wallets — just our permanent registry.
A collectible keepsake, not a security or investment — resale values can rise or fall. Collect what you love.
The Permanent Ledger
Every claim is inscribed here, forever. A living record of the moments people chose to hold in the human code.
For Dad — 09.14.1974
beside ACTN3
MGC-11-66546395
chr11q
Mia & James — 06.21.2019
beside OXTR
MGC-03-8768614
chr3p
Baby Eleanor
beside FOXP2
MGC-07-114086327
chr7q
In memory of Grandma Rose
beside BRCA1
MGC-17-43044295
chr17q
Sample entries shown for preview.