What is the difference between chromosomes and traits?

Chromosomes are the reason why some traits, such as eye colour, height, ear lobe, etc. are inheritable. Distinct genes present on the chromosomes help produce these traits at the molecular level. read more

Chromosomes are the reason why some traits, such as eye colour, height, ear lobe, etc. are inheritable. Distinct genes present on the chromosomes help produce these traits at the molecular level. This page may be out of date. read more

A gene is a specific section of a chromosome where the base pairs that code for the characteristic are stored whereas an allele is the actual sequence of the base pairs in the section. read more

By Eric Bank; Updated April 25, 2017 Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is the substance that living organisms use to store genetic information -- that is, information that an organism inherits from its parents. read more