Nucelus Binding Force

In physics one of the major forces is the nuclear binding force which holds the protons and neutrons together.

In Biology one of the forces that governs life might be called the "Nucleus Binding Force".

Most creatures have 2 copies of the DNA in their nucleus. One reason is that since nuclear mass and body mass are related it makes for bigger organisms. It also allows for more complex coding as features can be controlled by the interplay of opposing genes (alleles). It also enables sex because special cells can be created with just a single copy which can fuse with those from another individual and create a whole new organism with dual parentship. This enables the rapid mixing and selection of genes increasing evolution and adaptation rates to changing environments.

Early organisms simple split in half, the nucleus replicating. The children began to stick together to create multicelled organisms. The job of splitting into separate colonies is just a matter of some cells budding off. Eventually special sex cells were created which could mix the genes of budding colonies. More complex organisms have the ability to both bud and to have sex. Especially in insects the ability to have children from just a single parent is advanced. But they also have sexual phases as well.

In many organisms the ability to have asexual children is lost, for example nearly all the mammals an exception being the naked mole rat. The force that drives the reproductive behaviour of mammals is thus the force to bring the two halves of the DNA in each sex cell together. The look in the girls eye, the pheremones, the brain chemistry, the hormones, the desires, the courtship and excitement, the sex, the partnership are all about closing the gap between her half a DNA and yours. That is the nucleus binding force and it is extremely influential and strong.