What is a fragile site?

A) an area around the centromere prone to inversion due to gene duplications
B) a site in a chromosome prone to duplication, such as the bar gene
C) a structural component of a chromosome due to the nucleotide sequence to it that leads to a high percentage of chromosomal breakage
D) a structural component of a chromosome due to proteins bound to it that leads to a high percentage of chromosomal breakage
E) the telomere of a chromosome can fall off due to spindle malfunctions during meiosis


Answer: C

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