[Verse 1] In nineteen ninety-one they found some bones Deep in a Russian forest, fragments alone Could these remains be royalty they said The Romanov family, long thought dead [Chorus] DNA sequence matching tells the tale Compare the code when other clues might fail Mitochondrial lines trace mothers back STR analysis fills in what we lack Algorithm detectives solve the case Put names and history back in their place [Verse 2] Tsar Nicholas and family disappeared In nineteen eighteen, their fate was feared But DNA from living relatives Could prove if these bones were truly his [Chorus] DNA sequence matching tells the tale Compare the code when other clues might fail Mitochondrial lines trace mothers back STR analysis fills in what we lack Algorithm detectives solve the case Put names and history back in their place [Verse 3] Prince Philip's blood became the key Related through maternal family tree Mitochondrial DNA stays the same Down through the mothers, name by name [Bridge] Two children missing from the site The algorithms would make it right In two thousand seven, found at last Alexei and Maria from the past STR repeats like fingerprints unique Give every person their own mystique [Verse 4] Short tandem repeats count the base pairs Each person's pattern, no one else shares Sequence alignment, letter by letter DNA algorithms couldn't be better [Chorus] DNA sequence matching tells the tale Compare the code when other clues might fail Mitochondrial lines trace mothers back STR analysis fills in what we lack Algorithm detectives solve the case Put names and history back in their place [Outro] From forest floor to royal throne Algorithms brought the Romanovs home
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