Microbial cell recovery is carried out in a continuous disc-stack centrifuge. The centrifuge is operated at 5000 rpm for separation of baker's yeast. At a feed rate of 60 1/min, 50% of the cells are recovered. At constant speed, solid recovery is inversely proportional to flow rate. What operating speed is required to recover 90% of cells if the flow rate in the centrifuge is maintained at 601/min? 

#Question id: 3337

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Small populations are threatened by a least loss of genetic variability is due to

#Question id: 3338

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

If the expected frequency of heterozygotes in a population (based on the Hardy–Weinberg law) is 0.4, but the observed frequency is 0.2, what is the inbreeding coefficient?

#Question id: 3339

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

In a plant species, flower color locus either homozygous or heterozygous with genotype RR-red, Rr- pink and rr- white. The Proportional of pink flower in generation 0 is .50.  What is the level of remaining pink flower in a third generation of repeated selfing? 

#Question id: 3340

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding effect of genetic drift?

#Question id: 3341

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

In a given population of 400 individuals, 64 percent of population is caused  cancer due to completely dominat allele B. Assuming the population is in Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, which of the following is the expected proportion of individuals who are not expected to develop the cancer?

#Question id: 3342

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Neutral alleles are those that do not alter fitness and average reproductive success does not differ between individuals that carry one neutral allele or the other. The frequencies of these neutral alleles may change in a population by