A site on a
DNA molecule that is especially
prone to being cut apart by the
endonuclease enzyme DNase I, which breaks down DNA into smaller fragments by cleaving
phosphodiester bonds. These sites tend to be near
active genes, which are regularly
transcribed.
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.