Definition of Locus (pl. loci)

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Locus (pl. loci)

The term 'Locus (pl. loci)' as it applies to the area of gnome research can be defined as 'The position on a chromosome of a gene or other chromosome marker; also, the DNA at that position. The use of locus is sometimes restricted to mean expressed DNA regions'.

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