The Ects3360 Genome Project

The ECTS3360 Genome Project is a genomic research study focused on the uniquely isolated E-CTS3360 Y-chromosome lineage. Using Big Y-700 results, VCF data, and variant inventories, the project documents a continuous CT→DE→E→E-M2→E-L515→E-CTS3393→E-CTS7336→E-CTS3360 lineage, approximately 2,810 named variants, approximately 983 off-tree variants, approximately 629 VCF-confirmed derived-positive variants, ten private variants, and the absence of close Big Y matches. The study introduces the concept of Continuity Compression, describing the preservation of genetic continuity through a narrow lineage channel rather than broad population radiation. These observations are interpreted through the reduced McBride operator, Lₘ = I − Δ + φ⁻¹Δ², where continuity persistence (I), divergence pressure (Δ), and closure correction (φ⁻¹Δ²) are used to model the balance between lineage preservation and branching. Under this framework, E-CTS3360 is interpreted as a continuity-dominated lineage exhibiting high informational retention and minimal radiative expansion, forming the basis for an alternative continuity-centered interpretation of deep human Y-chromosome phylogeny.