Description
Record an evolutionary replicate's founder count and source.
Evolutionary summaries depend on sampled sequences/populations, reference states, ploidy, time units and stochastic assumptions. A mixture expectation differs from a drift simulation, and a callable-allele denominator differs from an individual count. Labels and local tree conditions do not reconstruct ancestry or establish a biological mechanism.
Record an evolutionary replicate's founder count and source.
When to use this tool
Use Evolutionary Replicate Founder Count Label when checking the stated evolutionary record, reference, expectation or scale convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter replicateId, suppliedFounderCountText, sourceRecord. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read token. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty replicate ID, supplied founder-count text and source record. Encode the ordered triple as JSON text.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| replicateId | Replicate Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| suppliedFounderCountText | Supplied Founder Count Text | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| sourceRecord | Source Record | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| token | JSON-encoded ordered tuple or literal token under the convention above; not a database lookup or authentication result. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"replicateId": "R17",
"suppliedFounderCountText": "12",
"sourceRecord": "record S4"
},
"output": {
"token": "[\"R17\",\"12\",\"record S4\"]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Founder count is not parsed or verified; no population bottleneck, ancestry or experimental procedure is inferred.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use verified samples/references and appropriate complete phylogenetic, population-genetic or statistical models for actual biological inference and uncertainty.
References
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