Codon vs Anticodon. Everything about living beings has been defined by a series of information in the basic genetic materials that are DNA and RNA. This information has been laid out in DNA or RNA strands in an extremely characteristic sequence for each individual living being.
All melons are gourds, but not all gourds are melons. According to Wikipedia (Gourd, Melon), gourds are âplants of the family Cucurbitaceaeâ while melons are âany of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with edible, fleshy fruitâ. So the main distinction is that melons are edible.
Their fragrant orange fruit make them the most commonly grown-and eaten-melons. Honeydews ripen more slowly and are available later in the season compared to muskmelons. They have a smooth rind, subtler taste and are less aromatic. Honeydews have a greenish-white rind and light green fruit. As members of the gourd family, melons can be slightly larger than a baseball or grow to more than 15-pounds. Rind color varies from pale white to dark green. The fruit can be pale yellow, light green or bright orange. Seeds fill the hollow centers.