locus

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

lo·cus

noun \ˈlō-kəs\
plural ; lo·ci \ˈlō-ˌsī, -ˌalso -ˌkē\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation)

Definition of LOCUS

1
: a place or site of an event, activity, or thing <the integrity of the tissues determines the extent and locus of the damage—Sylvia E. Hines>
2
: the position in a chromosome of a particular gene or allele

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