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Definition of Locus

1. Noun. The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting).

2. Noun. The specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome.

3. Noun. The set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions. "The locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"

Definition of Locus

1. n. A place; a locality.

Definition of Locus

1. Noun. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. ¹

2. Noun. (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition. ¹

3. Noun. (genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Locus

1. a place [n LOCI or LOCA]

Medical Definition of Locus

1. The site in a linkage map or on a chromosome where the gene for a particular trait is located. Any one of the alleles of a gene may be present at this site. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Locus

loculated loculation loculation syndrome locule loculed locules loculi loculicidal loculous loculus

locum locum tenant locum tenens locum tenentes locums locus (current term) locus ceruleus locus cinereus locus coeruleus locus control region

locus ferrugineus locus minoris resistentiae locus niger locus of control locus of infection locus perforatus anticus locus perforatus posticus locust locust bean

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