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locus
the specific point on a chromosome where the gene is found
Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row ...
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The word locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place":
In biology and evolutionary computation, a locus is the position of a gene (or other significant sequence) on a chromosome.
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The position of a gene, DNA marker or genetic marker on a chromosome. See gene locus.
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The word locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place".
In biology and evolutionary computation, a locus is the position of a gene (or other significant sequence) on a chromosome. A locus can be occupied by any of the alleles of the gene.
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The place on a chromosome where a specific gene is located, a kind of address for the gene. The plural is "loci," not "locuses."
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Locus. See Genetic locus
Logistic population growth. Population growth that is modulated by the population size relative to carrying capacity.
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Locus
The position of a gene on a chromosome or other chromosome markers; also, the DNA at that position. The use of the term locus is sometimes restricted to main regions of DNA that are expressed. Plural: loci. See gene expression.
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Locus: 7q31.2 - The CFTR gene is found in region q31.2 on the long (q) arm of human chromosome 7.
Gene Structure: The normal allelic variant for this gene is about 250,000 base pairs (bp) long and contains 27 exons.
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Locus (loci)
The position on a chromosome where a particular genetic trait resides. Sometimes used to describe multiple genes that affect the same function.
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locus pl. loci
(loh-kus) [L. place]
A particular place along the length of a certain chromosome where a given gene is located.
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locus A section of a chromosome (a gene) that codes for a particular protein.
logistic equation. A mathematical expression describing an idealized sigmoid curve of population growth.
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Locus (plural = loci). A specific location or site on a chromosome.
Log phase. See Logarithmic phase.
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locus (pl. loci)
a particular place along the length of a certain chromosome where a given gene is located.
log (logarithmic) phase
The exponential phase of growth in a bacterial culture.
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Locus (pl. loci): 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 regions of DNA that are expressed. See gene expression.
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A locus (plural: loci) is the location of a gene on a chromosome. The gene for red flowers and the gene for white flowers are two different alleles at the same locus.
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This locus was chosen because fibroblasts secrete large amounts of collagen and thus one would expect the gene to be easily accessible in the chromatin.
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Multi-locus VNTR analysis was used in Europe for forensic investigation and paternity analysis.
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> Fe, the locus is undergoing purifying selection, and when Fe >
Fo
, the locus is under balancing selection (very common for HLA loci). Alternative tests for neutrality are Tajima's D (
Tajima, 1989
) and
Slatkin's
Exact Test for Neutrality ( ...
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One of two or more alternate forms (alleles) of a chromosomal locus that differ in nucleotide sequence or have variable numbers of repeated nucleotide units. (See Allele.) DNA polymerase. See Polymerase. DNA sequencing.
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Gene: the segment of DNA at a particular locus on a particular chromosome that controls production of proteins and enzymes and influences the development of a specific trait.
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Directional selection depletes genetic variation at the selected locus as the fitter allele sweeps to fixation. Sequences linked to the selected allele also increase in frequency due to hitchhiking.
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X-inactivation requires a locus on the X, called the X-inactivation center. At this locus, inactivation occurs in response to a developmental cue, which is present only at specific stages of embryo development.
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Moreover, it is very unlikely that variations within a single gene—or single genetic locus—fully determine one's genetic predisposition for obesity.
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See also variable-number-of-tandem-repeats (VNTR) locus.
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Genetic marker: A known site on the chromosome. It might for example be the site of a locus with some recognizable phenotype, or it may be the site of a polymorphism that can be experimentally discerned. See 'Microsatellite', 'SNP', 'Genotyping'.
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ALLELE - One of several alternate forms of a gene occupying a given locus on a chromosome or plasmid.
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or chemicals), Morgan and his coworkers were able to cause new alleles to form by subjecting fruit flies to mutagens (agents of mutation, or mutation generators). Genes are located on specific regions of a certain chromosome, termed the gene locus ...
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