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Binding Sites: Areas on the ribosome within which tRNA-amino acid complexes fit during protein synthesis.

Parasites: Organisms that live in, with, or on another organism. The parasites benefit from the association without contributing to the host, usually they cause some harm to the host.

Perquisites: Personal benefits, including direct benefits, such as the use of a firm car or expense account for personal business, and indirect benefits, such as up-to-date office decoration.

Nuclear Binding Energy: Energy needed to break an atomic nucleus into separate protons and neutrons.

Receptor Sites: Areas in bone or soft tissue which are prepared to receive an implant.

Intracellular Parasites: Viruses that enter a host cell and take over the hosts cellular machinery to produce new viral particles.

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Fragile Sites: A non-staining gap of variable width that usually involves both chromatids and is always at exactly the same point on a specific chromosome derived from an individual or kindred.

Binding: For example, an agreement, which is binding cannot be legally avoided or stopped.

National Priorities List For Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites: (National Priorities List or NPL) EPA's list of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the United States. The NPL is updated on a regular basis.