locus

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noun

Plural noun:

locilocuses

1.
A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
The cafeteria was the locus of activity.
2.
(mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.
3.
(genetics) A fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied by one or more genes.
Holonyms: subband < band < region < replicon
Meronyms: sublocus; gene, cistron; pseudogene
4.
(in plural)(chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme.

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eigenlocusepilocusinterlocusintralocusminilocusmultilocussublocustranslocushomeolocusmethod of locisuperlocuslocus classicuslocus coeruleuslocus poenitentiaelocus standivariable tandem repeat locusvanishing locuszero locuslocus of control

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ine-pro Latin locus. lieu.