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As an enzyme fits into a substrate at the active site, it undergoes a slight change to fit into the substrate. This process is defined by a concept known as the

A. induced fit model.
B. feedback inhibition model.
C. active enzyme inhibition scheme.
D. facilitated diffusion process

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The process that your question describes is called the A - Induced fit model.

This model has been developed to describe exactly what your question was talking about; The slight change that a enzyme has to undergo in order to be able to find into the receptor.
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