Candidate operational mapping
Determinants + environment → measured phenotype.
Candidate persistent determinantssystem instructions · persistent prompts · memory · tools · retrieval · agent policies · model configuration
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Environmenttask · user prompt · contextual documents · conversation state · language · external information
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Expression / interactionactivation · determinant interaction · feedback · regulatory context
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Behavioural phenotypetask performance · consistency · factuality · uncertainty · instruction adherence · tool selection · response structure
A single output is not a phenotype. In AI Genetics, phenotype refers to a stable or statistically characterized behavioural property observed across controlled repetitions.