Bacterial production of the enzymes needed for the synthesis of the amino acid tryptophan declines with increasing levels of tryptophan and increases as tryptophan levels decline. This is an example of

A) competitive inhibition.
B) noncompetitive inhibition.
C) feedback inhibition.
D) irreversible inhibition.


Answer: C

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