In this metaphor, chromosomes can be compared to the manual itself, as they contain all the genetic information needed to build an organism. Just like the manual contains instructions for building different structures, chromosomes contain instructions for building different parts of an organism.
Genes, on the other hand, can be likened to the individual sets of instructions within the manual. Each gene contains the specific instructions for building a particular protein or trait. Just as the manual may have different sections for building different structures, genes are organized on chromosomes in a way that specifies how to build different parts of an organism.
Overall, chromosomes contain all the genetic information (like the manual contains building instructions) and genes provide the specific instructions within that information for building different traits or proteins.
A manual contains instructions for how to build a variety of structures using a set of interlocking bricks. If this scenario is used as a model for genetic information, explain how “chromosomes” and “genes” fit within this metaphor?
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What is the relationship between chromosomes and genes?
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