Regulation of Metabolism by Activation of the Gene Encoding a Particular

Question

Regulation of metabolism by activation of the gene encoding a particular enzyme is called ____.
A) covalent modification
B) repression
C) induction
D) allosteric activation
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

The regulation of metabolism by activation of the gene encoding a particular enzyme is called induction. Induction refers to the process by which a gene is activated in response to a specific signal or stimulus. In the case of metabolic regulation, the stimulus may be the presence of a particular nutrient or substrate that requires the activation of a specific enzyme to process it. Induction involves the activation of transcription factors that bind to specific DNA sequences and promote the transcription of the target gene.