Which of the following best explains why not all individual aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase enzymes recognize the correct tRNA molecules through the anticodon sequence?

A. All tRNA molecules have the same anticodon sequence.
B. Synthetases only contact the tRNA molecules at the 3'-terminal hydroxyl.
C. More than one codon may code for one amino acid.
D. There are 61 different aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase enzymes.


C

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