The difference between Codon and Nucleotide

When used as nouns, codon means a handbell used for summoning monks, whereas nucleotide means the monomer constituting dna or rna biopolymer molecules. each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine.


check bellow for the other definitions of Codon and Nucleotide

  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. Nucleotide as a noun (biochemistry):

    The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.