Table 3. msh3Δ microcolony tract dynamics.

TNR tract dynamics of individual msh3Δ microcolonies
Day	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	Na	O	P	Qb	R	S	T	U	V	W
Initial tractc	30	31	30	30	31	32	32	32	32	29	30	30	32	30	30	36	29	29	30	30	29	29	30
1	0d	0	0	0	0	−3	−2	−2	0	0	0	0	−2	−1	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	−2	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	—e	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	−5	0	−5	−5	—	0	0	0	—	—	0	—	—
4	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	−1	—	—	0	0	0	5	—	—	0	—	—	—	0	—	—
5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	0	—	—	0	0	—	—
6	0	—	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	5	0	5	0	0	—	0	—	—	0	—	—	—
7	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
8	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
9	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	−3	0	0	0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
10	0	0	0	−5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	−1
11	0	0	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	−4
Final tractf	29	31	30	30	31	29	30	31	32	29	30	30	30	29	30	29	29	29	30	30	29	31	28
Net changeg	−1	0	0	0	0	−3	−2	−1	0	0	0	0	−2	−1	0	−7	0	0	0	0	0	0	−2

^aCorresponds to gel in upper panel of Figure 11B.

^bCorresponds to gel in lower panel of Figure 11B.

^cInitial expansion size following selection in the presence of 5-FOA in number of repeats.

^dChange in number of repeats in tract.

^eNo amplification of tract.

^fNumber of repeats.

^gNet change in number of repeats within tract.