Carriers in a populationRunning
Species board. Herd size at 32 animals. Carriers present 4 animals, Carriers needed 30 animals. Currently carriers present is short by 26 animals.TUNING32 ANIMALS · 4 animals
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Carriers present

4animals

Carriers needed

30animals

32 animals

Species board. Herd size at 32 animals. Carriers present 4 animals, Carriers needed 30 animals. Currently carriers present is short by 26 animals.

What has to balancef×N=nf \times N = n

What is happening

You are called to a conservation team estimating carriers of a recessive allele in a managed herd.

The breeding plan cannot be written without knowing how big the herd has to be. One animal in every 8 carries the allele, and the team needs 30 carriers in the founding group.