Whats the difference between DNA and a gene?
Your DNA is like a book of instructions that directs what traits you will get. In humans, DNA is very organized and packaged into chromosomes. We get 23 chromosomes from our mother and 23 from our father for a total of 46 chromosomes. Each chromosome has very specific chapters that tell the cell what kinds of characteristics you will have (like eye color and hair color). Each of these chapters that codes for a specific trait is called a gene. So, a gene is a small piece of DNA that has information about one of your traits.
