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Increased synthesis of an enzyme is known as

  • A.Transcription
  • B.Induction
  • C.Translation
  • D.Repression

Answer: B

Correct answer: Induction

Induction is an increase in the rate at which an enzyme is synthesised, usually because a substrate or signal molecule has relieved the repression of its gene. The lac operon is the standard example: lactose induces the enzymes that digest it.

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