codon
Meanings
noun
- A handbell used for summoning monks.
- The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet.
noun
- A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Latin codon, from Ancient Greek κώδων (kṓdōn).
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