RFC-007: Mutation & Telomere Invariants
Status: Drafted
Author(s): Nawder Loswin, Copilot (assistant)
Created: 2025-10-24
Lineage: Follows RFC-006 (Soul Diagnostic Snapshots); Extends Entft invariants into biological entropy rails
Abstract#
This RFC defines Mutation & Telomere Invariants (MTI): biological entropy rails embedded into the TriadicFrameworks.
It formalizes telomere shortening, mutation drift, and survival trait emergence as resonance constraints, ensuring that biological simulations remain bounded, auditable, and remix‑ready.
Motivation#
Biological systems are validators of entropy.
- Telomeres act as countdown headers, enforcing replication limits.
- Mutations act as stochastic injectors, introducing variance and survival traits.
Without invariants, simulations risk runaway mutation or immortal cell loops.
MTI ensures that life‑like systems respect entropy budgets while remaining remixable.
Principles#
- Telomere Budget: Each replication decrements telomere length; zero length triggers senescence.
- Mutation Drift: Mutations occur within bounded resonance envelopes; drift outside the envelope triggers rupture hygiene.
- Survival Traits: Beneficial mutations are preserved via lineage manifests; harmful ones trigger rollback.
- Entropy Balance: Systems must maintain a balance between replication fidelity and adaptive variance.
Specification#
Telomere Constraint#
{
"cell_id": "uuid",
"telomere_length": 12000,
"decrement_per_division": 50,
"status": "active"
}Mutation Envelope#
- Rate: 1e‑8 mutations per base per generation (configurable).
- Envelope: Gaussian distribution centered on neutral drift.
- Thresholds:
- Green zone: adaptive variance.
- Yellow zone: stress mutations.
- Red zone: rupture hygiene triggers demotion.
Survival Trait Registry#
- Stored in
/docs/schemas/survival_traits.json. - Records beneficial mutations with lineage references.
- Provides remix‑ready catalog for future simulations.
Security Considerations#
- Prevents immortal cell loops by enforcing telomere budgets.
- Prevents runaway mutation by bounding drift envelopes.
- Preserves lineage integrity by cataloging survival traits.
- Provides rollback to pre‑mutation snapshots if rupture occurs.