A gene is a type of computer model used to study diseases.

Answer 1

Computer models are programs that determine what may or may not happen. They are comprised of things called "bits" which are small units of information making up a computer code. Combinations of computer code comprise a computer program. DNA is similar to computer code as it is made up of things single units called "nucleotides" which are organic molecules that can be read just like a code. A gene is a large segment of nucleotides which is made up of 4 different "bases" that are located on a chromosome. Chromosomes are made of DNA and there are many genes on a chromosome. For example, a human chromosome has 20-25,000 genes. Each gene is coded or programmed to make a specific protein.

So as a computer model is made of programs which is made of lines of specific coding, a gene is a piece of DNA which is made up of nucleotides which are made up of bases that are used to perform a specific program of making a protein.