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A short segment of dna that contains instructions for the development of a single trait of an organism is known as

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The short segment is know as a GENE.
A gene is a coding region in a DNA that has functional amino acids which code for a particular trait in the living organism. The instructions in the coding region enable the cells to produce a specific functional protein.
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