Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 3MCQ
Feedback inhibition differs from repression because feedback inhibition
- a. is less precise.
- b. is slower acting.
- c. stops the action of preexisting enzymes.
- d. stops the synthesis of new enzymes.
- e. all of the above
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