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Meaning of codon

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codon

Pronunciation:/ˈkəʊdɒn/

noun

Definitions

A handbell used for summoning monks.
The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/codon

codon

Pronunciation:/ˈkəʊdɒn/

noun

Definitions

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

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/codon