1. The half-life of Carbon-14 decaying to Nitrogen-14 is 5,730 years. A mammoth bone fossil found in Siberia appears to be 22,920 years old. If these fossils now contain 6 grams of C-14, how much C-14 did they contain when this mammoth died? 22,920 6 17,190 12 11,460 24 5,730 48 1 96 22,920 / 5,730 = 4 half lives OR end = starting amount / 2 ^ half-lives 6 = start / 2 ^ 4 6 = start / 16 96 = starting amount 2. A disease is controlled by a single gene with two alleles. Assume Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for this gene. If one in 2,000 monkeys have albinism, what is the ratio of heterozygous carriers to those with the disease? P^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
biology genetic problem practice
1. The half-life of Carbon-14 decaying to Nitrogen-14 is 5,730 years. A mammoth bone fossil found in Siberia appears to be 22,920 years old. If these fossils now contain 6 grams of C-14, how much C-14 did they contain when this mammoth died? 22,920 6 17,190 12 11,460 24 5,730 48 1 96 22,920 / 5,730 = 4 half lives OR end = starting amount / 2 ^ half-lives 6 = start / 2 ^ 4 6 = start / 16 96 = starting amount 2. A disease is controlled by a single gene with two alleles. Assume Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for this gene. If one in 2,000 monkeys have albinism, what is the ratio of heterozygous carriers to those with the disease? P^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
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