The difference between Codon and Homocodon

When used as nouns, codon means a handbell used for summoning monks, whereas homocodon means a length of repeated codons in a nucleic acid.


check bellow for the other definitions of Codon and Homocodon

  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. Homocodon as a noun (genetics):

    A length of repeated codons in a nucleic acid