Quantum patterns of genome size variation in angiosperms

TL;DR

This paper models genome size variation in angiosperms using a quantum-inspired operator, revealing discontinuities and synergies that align with experimental data, suggesting quantum constraints in genome evolution.

Contribution

It introduces a quantum-based mathematical framework to explain genome size variation and evolutionary constraints in angiosperms.

Findings

Discontinuities in DNA size distribution are explained by the model.

Model results align with experimental data from multiple genera.

Quantum origin of evolutionary constraints is suggested.

Abstract

The nuclear DNA amount in angiosperms is studied from the eigen-value equation of the genome evolution operator H. The operator H is introduced by physical simulation and it is defined as a function of the genome size N and the derivative with respective to the size. The discontinuity of DNA size distribution and its synergetic occurrence in related angiosperms species are successfully deduced from the solution of the equation. The results agree well with the existing experimental data of Aloe, Clarkia, Nicotiana, Lathyrus, Allium and other genera. It may indicate that the evolutionary constrains on angiosperm genome are essentially of quantum origin.