Differentiate between a gene and a chromosome.
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Explanation:
gene is one section of a chromosome, and a chromosome may carry many genes.
Both genes and chromosome play an equally important role in holding the information. The chromosome has many genes and these genes hold the information to build the specific proteins.
1.Gene is located on the chromosome.
-Chromosomes are the packed structure of a DNA with proteins.
2.Genes are not visible under the microscope.
-Chromosomes are visible under the microscope.
3.A single gene is a locus on a chromosome.
-A single chromosome comprises of many genes.
4.Genes are composed of either DNA or RNA.
-Chromosomes are composed of DNA, histones, and RNA.
5.Gene mutations are small.
-Chromosomal mutations are relatively large.
6.Gene mutations lead to point mutations and frameshift mutations: insertions and deletions.
-Chromosomal mutations lead to chromosomal abnormalities such as deletion, duplication, rearrangement and inversion of genes.s.