Locus Definition

lōkəs
loci
noun
loci
A place.
Webster's New World
A center or focus of great activity or intense concentration.
American Heritage
Any system of points, lines, etc. which satisfies one or more given conditions.
Webster's New World
The position on a chromosome occupied by a particular gene.
Webster's New World
A line, plane, etc. every point of which satisfies a given condition and which contains no point that does not satisfy this condition.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Locus

Noun

Singular:
locus
Plural:
loci

Origin of Locus

  • From Latin locus.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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