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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cellular control mechanism in which an enzyme that catalyzes the production of a particular substance in the cell is inhibited when that substance has accumulated to a certain level, thereby balancing the amount provided with the amount needed.
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