A Population Grows According to a Logistic Population Model, with Population

question 90

Multiple Choice

A population grows according to a logistic population model, with population parameter  = 1.8 and starting population fraction x = 0.34 for the first year. The value of x after the third year is:

• A) 0.433.
• B) 0.592.
• C) 0.827.
• D) 0.967.

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Definitions:

Posttranscriptional

Pertaining to modifications and processes that occur in a eukaryotic cell after transcription of DNA into RNA, affecting mRNA stability, translation, and other aspects.

Pretranscriptional

Pertaining to the biological regulatory processes that occur before the transcription of DNA to RNA.

Translational

Pertaining to the process of translating research findings or scientific discoveries into practical application or therapeutic solutions.

Initiation

First stage of translation in which the translational machinery binds an mRNA and assembles.