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 Initial Grapes = 8 (50 trials of Clear Solvent [4 genes])

(1) KYRY	11
(1) RYRY	111
(2) RYYR	111 111 111 1
(2) YYRY	111 111 111 11
(1) YRYR	111 1
(3) YRYY	111 111 111 111 111 11
(1) 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. It also looks like the leftmost of the right splint dropped else where could the RYRY / YRYR come from?

K YRY
  YRY Y
   RY YR
K YRY YR

    Y YRY
      YRY R
       RY RY
        Y RYY
          RYY R
           YY R K
        Y RYY R K 

We're looking at (K YRY YR) x (Y RYY R K)

K YRY YRY RYY R K (QQ:10)

The missing G is the natural candidate for losing the Initial Grapes (I) trait but this suggests how we get 8 & 12 counts and there has to be more granularity to suggest how to arrive at 9 & 10 counts.

Aperio #5 Initial Grapes = 9 (8 trials of Clear Solvent [4 genes])

KGYR	1
RRYY	1
YYRY	1111
YYRK	11

I discovered that the endpoints are intact and the RRYY suggests an Elongation of the Left Splint, duplicating the R. The only thing I don't know here is whether the Right Splint Elongated and I can't disprove it by Clear testing except by volume and it's simply not that important, right now. I could use a better solvent but I'll pass.

Aperio #8 Initial Grapes = 9 (2 trials of Clear Solvent [4 genes])

KGYR	1
RYYY	1

No Shortening of the Left Splint and it looks like an Elongation of the Right Splint. This vine should have an S phenotype. The Left could be elongated but same situation as before.

In neither case, it isn't clear that I've learned anything more about the Initial Grapes trait. It appears that any vine starting with Y has I=8. In cases where there was Elongation but no change of the left splint, I=9 (a drop from 12).

Aperio #7 Initial Grapes = 10 (8 trials of Clear Solvent [4 genes])

KGYR	1
RYYR	1
YRYY	11
YYRY	111
YYYR	1

Looks like #8, with a non-shortened left splint and an elongated right splint. I should retest both more rigorously with better solvent to differentiate them.

I'm anticipating:

K GYR YYR YYY RYY RK
K GYR YYR YYR YYR K

Aperio #10 Initial Grapes = 10 (?? trials of Clear Solvent [4 genes])