Associations to the word «Locus»
Noun
- Allele
- Vida
- Chromosome
- Nebula
- Linkage
- Phenotype
- Susceptibility
- Genes
- Lex
- Hugo
- Genome
- Gene
- Mutation
- Sf
- Deletion
- Novella
- Poll
- Typing
- Trait
- Nucleotide
- Mating
- Genetics
- Pons
- Antigen
- Genetic
- Internal
- Nominee
- Genius
- Ricky
- Neuron
- Duplication
- Nucleus
- Mapping
- Dna
- Kb
- Transcript
- Fantasy
- Sequencing
- Amplification
- Marker
- Cortex
- Variability
- Sturgeon
- Polynomial
- Schizophrenia
- Lymphocyte
- Cns
- Felix
- Insertion
- Arousal
- Transcription
- Polymerase
- Repeat
- Efficacy
- Impedance
- Serotonin
- Mutant
- Yeast
- Ganglion
- Bestseller
- Inheritance
- Sequence
- Neurotransmitter
- Receptor
- Stimulation
- Divergence
- Primer
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
LOCUS, noun. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
LOCUS, noun. (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
LOCUS, noun. (genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
LOCUS CLASSICUS, noun. An authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration
LOCUS CLASSICUS, noun. A classic case or example.
LOCUS COERULEUS, noun. A small nucleus located bilaterally in the pons.
LOCUS COERULEUS, noun. A nucleus which contains norepinephrine and has projections to most of the brain.
Dictionary definition
LOCUS, noun. The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting).
LOCUS, noun. The specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome.
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".
Wise words
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