An mRNA sequence is 5?-AUG GGC ACU CAU ACU UAA-3?, where AUG is the start codon and UAA is the stop codon. How many distinct aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are required to translate the mRNA sequence?

A. six
B. two
C. five
D. four
E. three


Answer: D

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