{"id":2103,"date":"2021-10-19T17:03:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T09:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hkgp.org\/?post_type=genemyth&#038;p=2103"},"modified":"2021-10-22T17:31:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:31:57","slug":"is-dna-the-equivalent-of-a-gene","status":"publish","type":"genemyth","link":"https:\/\/hkgp.org\/en\/genemyth\/is-dna-the-equivalent-of-a-gene\/","title":{"rendered":"Is DNA the equivalent of a gene?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No. DNA is a type of genetic material found in our cells and is made up of four types of DNA bases, represented by the letters A, T, C and G. The sequence, or order, of these bases determines an individual\u2019s genetic code and carries genetic information. A \u201cgene\u201d is a segment of the DNA chain that carries specific genetic instructions for the body.<\/p>\n<p>DNA bases are like letters in the alphabet while genes are like complete sentences or paragraphs that are made up of letters that convey a specific message through their sequence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2103","genemyth","type-genemyth","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hkgp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genemyth\/2103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hkgp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genemyth"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hkgp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/genemyth"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hkgp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}