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In the most basic terms, genome is the genetic material of an organism. It is what tells the organism what to be and how to be. The genome is coded in DNA, or in RNA for many types of viruses. The term, genome, was coined in the 1920, as a portmanteau of gene and chromosome.
So basically a gene is a piece of genetic information, many of these pieces are bundled together into a chromosomes. And then all the chromosomes together are the genome. A gene is a distinct portion of a cell's DNA, encoding for something, often a protein. Genes are packaged in bundles called chromosomes. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. The genome is the collection of all of life forms genetic material. So basically a gene is a piece of genetic information, many of these pieces are bundled together into a chromosomes. A gene is a distinct portion of a cell's DNA, encoding for something, often a protein.