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#Question id: 27223

Which of the following statement is not a feature of Clustal?

#Section 7: Recombinant DNA technology and Other Tools in Biotechnology

Clustal is a progressive multiple alignment program.
Clustal does not rely on a single substitution matrix.
The W version of Clustal provides a simple text-based interface and the X version provides a more user-friendly graphical interface
It is a local alignment–based method.

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#Question id: 15472

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

The mass of 1 kmol of oxygen molecules is

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#Question id: 15473

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

How many kilograms of ethanol is produced from 1 kg of glucose in ethanol fermentation?

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#Question id: 15474

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

The overall reaction for microbial conversion of glucose to L-glutamic acid is:

C₆H₁₂O₆ + NH₃ + 3/2O₂

C₅H₉NO₄ + CO₂ + 3H₂O

(glucose) (glutamic acid)

What mass of oxygen is required to produce 15 g glutamic acid?

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#Question id: 15475

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

Production of single-cell protein from hexadecane is described by the following reaction equation:

C₁₆H₃₄ + aO₂ + bNH₃

cCH_l.66O_0.27N0_.20 + dCO₂ + eH₂O

where CH _1.660_0.27N_0.20 represents the biomass. If RQ= 0.43, determine the stoichiometric coefficients.

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#Question id: 15476

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Industrial production of amino acids are done because they are used extensively in the

1. flavor enhancers

3. nutritional supplements

4. feed additives

Choose the most appropriate option

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#Question id: 15477

#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

Why these metabolites are manufactured by microbial fermentation rather than chemical synthesis