Codon/Anticodon difference

[lauren08]

Hello Everyone,

I need to know the difference between codon and anticodon, I can't find the answer anywere. Help anyone?.

Thanks,
<3Lauren

[BiologyIs4Life]

I'll help you out here I love genetics!

A codon is a sequence of three adjacent nucleotides constituting the genetic code that determines the insertion of a specific amino acid in a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis or the signal to stop protein synthesis.

and an anti-codon is as follows:

A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to a corresponding codon in messenger RNA and designates a specific amino acid during protein synthesis.