I believe the part of the cell theory you can use to refute his claim is that cells are the smallest unit of life and more importantly that all cells come from other living cells.
Answer:
Maternal inheritance means the transfer of characters from mothers to offspring through mitochondria. The paternal leakage means some mitochondria transfer from the father as well.
As the information given in the question, the amount of DNA from father's mitochondria is small. The quite small amount of DNA will not affect the conclusions and results that are made by the studies and do not affect the inheritance of mitochondrial DNA.
<span>Let the equation be : at^2 + bt + c = P,
where t = time (hrs),
P = population (1000's).
When t = 1, P = 3.03.
When t = 2, P = 1.72.
When t = 3, P = 1.17.
Substitute these into the equation to obtain these 3 simultaneous equations :
a + b + c = 3.03
4a + 2b + c = 1.72
9a + 3b = c = 1.17
Solving gives :
a = 0.38,
b = -2.45,
c = 5.1.
The equation is therefore,
P = 0.38t^2 - 2.45t + 5.1
Testing with t = 0 to 6 gives the population values as provided,
so it seems to be a valid model.
At t = 9 hrs,
P = 0.38*9^2 - 2.45*9 + 5.1
= 13.83.</span>
