Question

what is the difference between genes and chromosomes?

Answer 1

The chromosomes contains 100s and 1000s of genes.

Chromosomes are condensed form of chromatin composed of DNA and Proteins.

And genes are segments of DNA containing information about a particular trait.

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Answer 2

A gene is a segment of the DNA which is used to synthesise a protein.Thousands of genes make up a chromosome.Therefore a gene is a segment while chromosomes are group of genes joined together.You can consider it in this way-DNA is in genes and genes are in chromosomes.

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