Question

what is diff.b/w codon and anticodon

Answer 1

Codon and anticodon are nucleotide triplets which specify a particular amino acid in a polypeptide. A specific rule set exists for the storage of genetic information as a nucleotide sequence either on DNA or mRNA molecules in order to synthesise proteins. That specific rule set is referred to as the genetic code. Codon is a group of three nucleotides, especially on the mRNA. Anticodon is present on tRNA molecules. The main difference between codon and anticodon is that codon is the language which represents an amino acid on mRNA molecules whereas anticodon is the complement nucleotide sequence of the codon on tRNA molecules.