Acetobacter aceti converts alcohol to acetic acid according to the stoichiometric  relation 

 C₂H₅OH + O₂   →       CH₃COOH + H₂O 

In a vigorously agitated and aerated reactor containing 20 g/l ethanol, the organism  produces 16 g/l acetic acid and 2 g/l was the residual ethanol concentration. What are the  theoretical and observed yields of acetic acid expressed in g/g ethanol? 

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A young man with phenylketonuria, who was successfully treated following diagnosis on newborn screening, is planning to start a family with his healthy, unaffected, and unrelated partner, who has no family history of phenylketonuria . Phenylketonuria shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 10 000. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?

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Cystic fibrosis shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 2500. The unaffected brother of an affected girl is referred for genetic counseling. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?

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Hunter syndrome is a rare form of mucopolysacchararidosis that differs from all other forms in that it shows X-linked recessive inheritance. A woman with two affected brothers is referred for genetic counselling. Which of the following is correct?

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Haemophilia A is a severe coagulation disorder that shows X-linked recessive inheritance. Red-green colour blindness also shows X-linked recessive inheritance. A man with both haemophilia A and colour blindness is referred for genetic counseling. Assume that his partner is not a carrier of either of these conditions. Which of the following is correct?

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A woman who has two brothers and a maternal uncle (her mother's brother) with non-specific X-linked mental retardation is referred for genetic counselling. There are no diagnostic tests available to help determine whether or not she is a carrier. Which of the following is correct?

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In this pedigree A and B represent alleles at a marker locus closely linked to the disease locus. Affected individuals are shown as shaded. The disease status in III 1 is unknown. Which of the following is correct?