Biological Example 2: Mutation Accumulation Mutations caused by carcinogens such as solar radiation accumulate in skin cells over a person's life time (lets as- sume an indivdual lives for 75 years). If t is years since birth and mutations occur at a constant rate then the fraction of mutant skin cells is given by: f(t) = 1- e-ut A. What is the largest fraction of skin cells that have a mutation during one's lifetime? Poll 2: We want to find: A. the local maximum of f(t) B. the global maximum of f(t) C. an inflection point of f(t) Poll 3: We need to: A. find the roots of f(t) B. find the roots of f(t) C. find the roots of f(t)

Biological Example 2: Mutation Accumulation Mutations caused by carcinogens such as solar radiation accumulate in skin cells over a person's life time (lets as- sume an indivdual lives for 75 years). If t is years since birth and mutations occur at a constant rate then the fraction of mutant skin cells is given by: f(t) = 1- e-ut A. What is the largest fraction of skin cells that have a mutation during one's lifetime? Poll 2: We want to find: A. the local maximum of f(t) B. the global maximum of f(t) C. an inflection point of f(t) Poll 3: We need to: A. find the roots of f(t) B. find the roots of f(t) C. find the roots of f(t)

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter11: Genome Alterations: Mutation And Epigenetics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2QP: Achondroplasia is an autosomal dominant form of dwarfism caused by a single gene mutation. Calculate...

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