Look up: locus

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   locus
   Latin, meaning: place, location, situation, spot. [monastery]
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   Locus
   a specific place or location on a given chromosome. The genetic information encoded there is a gene.
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   Locus
   (plural= 'loci') Refers to a specific location on a chromosome that affects a certain trait or characteristic. Each individual possesses two alleles at any particular locus (with the exception of the Sex or 'XY' chromosome pair.) There may be one, two or more different possible or existing alleles for a particular locus, but a specific individual will possess any/only two.
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   locus
   Site on a chromosome occupied by a particular gene.
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   Locus
   See Genetic locus
   Found on http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/glo
   
   
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   Locus
   (Loci). The position of a particular gene on a chromosome.
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   locus
   [n] - the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome 2. [n] - the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions
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   Locus
   The set of all points meeting some specified condition.
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   Locus
   A distributed system project supporting transparent access to data through a network-wide file system.
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    Locus
    Locus: The place, in Latin.. In genetics, a locus is the place a gene occupies on a chromosome. One locus, two loci.
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    locus
    a set of points or lines whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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    Locus
    Definition (keystage 2) The path traced by a point moving according to some specific rule or law. <br /> E.g. A circle is the path of a point that moves so that it is always the same distance from a fixed point. <br /> The plural of locus is loci.
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    Locus
    Definition (keystage 3) A set of points satisfying a particular criterion; the criterion is usually to do with their distance from certain fixed points, or the angles they make with other points and lines. <br /> For instance, the locus of points at distance r from fixed point C, is a circle. <br /> The plural of locus is loci.
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    locus
    (= loci (plural)) 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.
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    Locus
    Lo'cus noun ; plural Loci , & Loca . [ Latin , place. Confer Allow , Couch , Lieu , Local .] 1. A place; a locality. 2. (Math.) The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law. Plane locus , a lo ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/56
    
    
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    locus
    <genetics> 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. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    locus
    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`
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    Locus
    The word `locus` (plural `loci`) is Latin for `place`: *Locus (psychology), in industrial psychology, having an internal or external locus of control *Locus (genetics), the position of a gene (or other significant sequence) on a chromosome *Locus (mathematics), the set of points satisfying a particular condition, often forming a curve of some sort *Locus (phonetics), the hypothetical starting point of the formant transitions that characterise plo...
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    locus
    (lo´kәs) pl. lo´ci Latin word meaning a place or site. in genetics, the specific site of a gene on a chromosome. locus ceruleus a pigmented eminence in the superior angle of the floor of the fourth ventricle of the brain.
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    Locus
    • (n.) A place; a locality. • (n.) The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law.
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    locus
    (from the article `evolution`) ...of organisms of the same species. It can be described by citing the frequencies of the alternative genetic constitutions. Consider, for example, a ... ...groups act as markers (inherited characteristics) for genes present on chromosomes, which are responsible for their expression. The site of a ... [...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/65
    
    
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    locus
    (from the article `motivation`) ...people make in achievement-related situations suggests that the four causal ascriptions mentioned above and perhaps other ascriptions as well can ...
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    locus
    • (biol.) The position on a chromosome where a specific gene is located. • GENETICS AND HEREDITY • (math.) The set of all points (usually forming a curve or surface) that satisfy some condition. For example, the locus of points in the plane equidistant from a given...
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