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Past exam of the mathematical and Computational Biology course of the University of Cambridge 2024 Paper 1 B2 f Solution by
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The Jacobian matrix at the extinction fixed point iswith characteristic polynomialUnder , , whereas as . Hence its positive eigenvalueis greater than one. Its eigenvector can be taken with both components positive: choose . Thus there are biologically admissible positive perturbations that grow. The extinction fixed point is unstable by linear stability analysis for a discrete dynamical system.
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