Here's why:
* Genes are the fundamental units of heredity. They contain the instructions for building and maintaining an organism.
* Proteins are the workhorses of the cell, carrying out a vast array of functions, from structural support to enzymatic catalysis.
* The sequence of nucleotides within a gene dictates the sequence of amino acids in a protein. This is accomplished through a process called transcription and translation.
In summary: A gene is a specific segment of DNA that provides the blueprint for creating a protein.
