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Searching for Electrical Properties, Phenomena and Mechanisms in the Construction and Function of Chromosomes

Our studies reveal previously unidentified electrical properties of chromosomes: (1) chromosomes are amazingly similar in construction and function to electrical transformers; (2) chromosomes possess in their construction and function, components similar to those of electric generators, conductors,...

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Autores principales: Kanev, Ivan, Mei, Wai-Ning, Mizuno, Akira, DeHaai, Kristi, Sanmann, Jennifer, Hess, Michelle, Starr, Lois, Grove, Jennifer, Dave, Bhavana, Sanger, Warren
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Research Network of Computational and Structural Biotechnology (RNCSB) Organization 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3962117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24688715
http://dx.doi.org/10.5936/csbj.201303007
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Sumario:Our studies reveal previously unidentified electrical properties of chromosomes: (1) chromosomes are amazingly similar in construction and function to electrical transformers; (2) chromosomes possess in their construction and function, components similar to those of electric generators, conductors, condensers, switches, and other components of electrical circuits; (3) chromosomes demonstrate in nano-scale level electromagnetic interactions, resonance, fusion and other phenomena similar to those described by equations in classical physics. These electrical properties and phenomena provide a possible explanation for unclear and poorly understood mechanisms in clinical genetics including: (a) electrically based mechanisms responsible for breaks, translocations, fusions, and other chromosomal abnormalities associated with cancer, intellectual disability, infertility, pregnancy loss, Down syndrome, and other genetic disorders; (b) electrically based mechanisms involved in crossing over, non-disjunction and other events during meiosis and mitosis; (c) mechanisms demonstrating heterochromatin to be electrically active and genetically important.