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fragĀ·ile site (frjl)
n.
A nonstaining gap at a specific point on a chromosome that usually involves both chromatids and always appears at exactly the same point on chromosomes of different cells from an individual or kindred.


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00 Hardcover QH430 The 22 articles in the 2007 edition of the annual series summarize recent developments in understanding cell cycle regulation of DNA replication, chromosome fragile sites, the biology of Candida albicans, and transport of sequence-specific RNA interference information between cells.
The final tier includes subtelomeric FISH; comparative genomic hybridization; screening for folate-sensitive fragile sites, 7-dehydro-cholesterol, and the UBE3A gene; and an extended metabolic work-up.
Mesa Verde has suffered other threats to its survival during its ninety eight years as a national park--from looting by nineteenth-century "discoverers" to the press of thousands of summer visitors filing through fragile sites.
 
 
 
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