The difference between Codon and Dicodon

When used as nouns, codon means a handbell used for summoning monks, whereas dicodon means a group of two codons.


check bellow for the other definitions of Codon and Dicodon

  1. Codon as a noun:

    A handbell used for summoning monks.

  2. Codon as a noun:

    The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet.

  1. Codon as a noun (biochemistry):

    A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.

  1. Dicodon as a noun (genetics):

    A group of two codons