Genomic Fault Zones Come and Go (1 of 2) (IMAGE) University of California - San Diego Caption According to research performed at UC San Diego, the fragile regions in mammalian genomes that are thought to play a key role in evolution go through a "birth and death" process. The graphic above is from the new Genome Biology paper in which the findings are outlined. Credit Credit: Pavel Pevzner / Max Alekseyev Usage Restrictions Credit: Pavel Pevzner / Max Alekseyev License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.