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locus

noun pl. loci

  1. a place
  2. Genetics the position on a chromosome occupied by a particular gene
  3. Math.
    1. any system of points, lines, etc. which satisfies one or more given conditions
    2. a line, plane, etc. every point of which satisfies a given condition and which contains no point that does not satisfy this condition

See locus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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