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fragile site
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fragile site [′fraj·əl ¦sīt]
(genetics)
The chromosomal position of a deoxyribonucleic acid sequence predisposed to spontaneous or induced breakage; sometimes contains short repetitive sequences.


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Scientists have found roughly 100 fragile sites to date.
And he has taken every caution in the book not to include fragile sites.
The centre, operated by Arizona State University, had to accommodate two very different programmes, one, a warehouse to safely store artifacts and support archival preservation; the other - now becoming the more important - introduces the contemporary visitor to rock art and behaviour at such fragile sites.
 
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