Consider a biochemical pathway with five steps that lead to the production of product Q. If there is an abundance of product Q, the most efficient way to slow down the entire pathway would be to regulate ________.

A. the last enzyme in the pathway
B. every enzyme in the pathway
C. the first enzyme in the pathway


Answer: C

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