Locus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural lo·ci [loh-sahy, -kee, -kahy], /ˈloʊ saɪ, -ki, -kaɪ/, lo·ca [loh-kuh]. /ˈloʊ kə/.
  1. a place; locality.
  2. a center or source, as of activities or power:locus of control.
  3. the set of all points, lines, or surfaces that satisfy a given requirement.
  4. the chromosomal position of a gene as determined by its linear order relative to the other genes on that chromosome.
noun plural loci (ˈləʊsaɪ)
  1. (in many legal phrases) a place or area, esp the place where something occurred
  2. a set of points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions
  3. the position of a particular gene on a chromosome
Plural loci (lō′sī′, -kē, -kī′)
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