Proteins are the building blocks of life, and as our genes code for specific proteins, this is how DNA controls our body and helps us to survive, develop, and reproduce.

蛋白质是生命的基石，由于我们的基因编码特定的蛋白质，这就是 DNA 控制我们身体的方式，帮助我们生存、发育和繁殖。

If you apply that to the DNA sequence, then the coding region genes, which survive, have a function and by the way the non-coding sequences have survived as well.

如果你将其应用于 DNA 序列， 那么幸存下来的编码区基因就会发挥作用， 顺便说一下，非编码序列也会幸存下来。

A gene is just a short section of DNA, and because each gene codes for a specific protein, it is in these genes that give us our individual characteristics, such as whether you have blue eyes or brown eyes.

基因只是 DNA 的一小段，因为每个基因都编码一种特定的蛋白质，所以正是这些基因赋予了我们个体的特征，比如你的眼睛是蓝色的还是棕色的。