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Possible Interaction Between Epigenetics, Genetics and Quantum Mechanics
Horst J Koch
Abstract
The human genome consists of roughly 23000 genes which cannot explain the enormous diversity of proteins or
behavior. A second epigenetic code warrants adaptive variation of gene expression. The rationale of this variation
are transfer reactions such as methlyation, acetylation or phosphorylation of DNA, RNA or histones including reverse
reactions. Enzyme activity and especially transferases are supposed to integrate tunnel effects of protons or electrons
in order to overcome energy barriers. The paper discusses the theoretical involvement of tunnel effects as the base of
transferase activity and hence adaptive epigenetic gene expression.
Keywords
epigenetics, methyl transferase, DNA, histone, tunnel effect
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