Mysteries Related to Gene Expression & Meiosis

Abstract

In the TGD Universe, spacetime is a 4-D surface in H = M⁴ x CP₂. This predicts that string world sheets and flux tubes are fundamental objects. They can reconnect in a topologically stable manner. Reconnection becomes a fundamental aspect of the TGD inspired quantum biology. For instance, reconnection plays a central role in the TGD inspired view of a living system as a topological quantum computer. Reconnection also plays a key role in the recombination of DNA strands of father and mother chromosomes leading to the formation of gametes. In TGD it would be preceded by a reconnection at the level of dark DNA associated with magnetic flux tubes and occurring in cell divisions. The reconnected flux tubes representing gametes would serve as templates for the recombination of the ordinary DNA strands. This picture leads to surprisingly strong predictions concerning natural selection at cell level and the notion of sex.