Locus

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At a glance

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Notion

Domain

Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

In genetics, a locus (pl.: loci) is a specific, fixed position on a chromosome where a particular gene or genetic marker is located.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Locus (genetics)”, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read the article on Wikipedia

Image: Geer, R.C. & Messersmith, D.J, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.