Question: There are 6 1 codons in mRNA coding for particular amino acids. ( Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon. That redundancy

There are 61 codons in mRNA coding for particular amino acids. (Some amino acids are coded by more than one codon. That redundancy in codons is referred to as degeneracy)
For each codon there needs to be a corresponding tRNA that will bring the respective amino acid to the ribosome and pairs with the mRNA codon during elongation.
However, there are only about 45 tRNAs in eukaryotic cells that can recognize 61 codons. How is that possible? Explain in a few sentences.

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