What do humans share with every other species as noted in the nonfiction book, Your Inner Fish?

The DNA provides instructions to the cells on how to develop. This “recipe” is what humans share with every other species. Shubin uses the example of food recipes passed down from one generation from another in families. The basic recipe is the same but changes and enhancements are made each time the recipe changes hands. The recipe that DNA provides to the cells for the body’s development has been the same since there was first life. But the recipe has been tweaked through the ages which has resulted in the diversity of the species.