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The anticodon of a particular tRNA molecule is
(A) complementary to the corresponding mRNA codon.
(B) complementary to the corresponding triplet in mRNA.
(C) the part of tRNA that bonds to a specific amino acid.
(D) catalytic, making the tRNA a ribozyme.
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