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Why was there more carbon-14 in the germinated seed?.

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The germinated seed incorporated a small amount of modern carbon. Correct: Incorporation of a small amount of modern carbon would increase the relative amount of carbon-14 and reduce the estimated age of the seed by 250-300 years.

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