Genomic fault zones come and go: Fragile regions in mammalian genomes go through ‘birth and death’ process

The fragile regions in mammalian genomes that are thought to play a key role in evolution go through a “birth and death” process, according to new bioinformatics research. The findings could help researchers identify the current fragile regions in the human genome — information that may reveal how the human genome will evolve in the future.