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Error probability amplification in cellular translation

During cellular translation, incorporation errors occur. It is the addition of amino acid residues not corresponding to the mRNA code. With an increase in the number of residues in the synthesized molecule, the probability of failure in at least one link increases rapidly, which leads to improper folding and loss of functionality of the entire molecule. A simple mathematical model is presented, which shows that the amplification factor equals approximately the number of links in the synthesised sequence. We assume that the enzymatic processes of recognition of amino acids and their addition to the synthesized molecule include the formation of intermediate pairs of radicals with spin-correlated electrons. If a weak external magnetic field slightly changes the rate of quantum singlet-triplet conversion, then a significant change in the probability of occurrence of incorrect sequences of ribosomal translation occurs.