Aperio - Genome Elongation Tests

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I'm eating crow on this... and more importantly, noticing some kind of change in the (G)Grapes phenotype or at least the Starting Grapes Characteristic (flax has some similar variations in starting values). This rings a bell with T3 testing but I don't recall if any conclusions were made.

Appreciation (QQQ) x Base Appreciation (QQQ) KGYRYYR x YYRYYRK

RYYR = Q OOOR = G

Initial Grapes

Aperio #01	12
Aperio #02	12
Aperio #03	08
Aperio #04	12
Aperio #05	09
Aperio #06	12
Aperio #07	10
Aperio #08	09
Aperio #09	12
Aperio #10	10

If there's no shortening or elongation, all of these vines should be uniform. A weighted average should take 6 genes for each splint and effectively return a vine identical to the starting vine.

These variations indicate that there is now genetic diversity and the resulting variations produces 4 different starting values (including the original). IIRC, each of the other vines possess unique starting grape values so this detail MUST be contained in the genome length, the gene combination, or some other self-contained mechanism.

Expected Variations should be a truth table of Short (10%) | Normal (80%) | Elongation (10%) based upon Ariella's notes. That should yield 64% reproduction of the original Appreciation Vine (NN). 4% of the 4 outlier variations (SS, SE, ES, EE), and 32% (8% each) of the 4 normalish vines (SN, EN, NS, NE).

For reference: Initial Grapes (I) / Genome Length

Amusement	11	33
Appreciation	12	12
Balance        	08	31
Contemplation	12	18
Distraction	09	30
Frivolity	12	34
Wisdom		08	24

(I) has been introduced as the nomenclature for Initial Grape Count trait (NOTE: Legacy T3 that was lost or not adopted)

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We expect K GYR YYR YYR YYR K which should give us this distribution

KGYR   1
GYRY   1
YRYY   111
RYYR   111
YYRY   11
YYRK   1

Aperio #3 (50 trials of Clear Solvent [4 genes]

KYRY	11
RYRY	111
RYYR	111 111 111 1
YYRY	111 111 111 11
YRYR	111 1
YRYY	111 111 111 111 111 11
YYRK	111

The first thing that leaps out (and seems contrary to the Shortening / Elongation Theory is that the G dropped. It was my understanding from Ariella's Guide that something in the middle should drop and clearly the leftmost gene from the left split dropped.