Feedback inhibition is a type of allosteric regulation in which a molecule binds to _______ and inhibits its _______.

a. a site on an enzyme distinct from the catalytic site; activity
b. a site on an enzyme distinct from the catalytic site; synthesis
c. the catalytic site on an enzyme; activity
d. the mRNA for an enzyme; synthesis


Answer: a. a site on an enzyme distinct from the catalytic site; activity

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