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Latin for place.

In biology, a locus (plural loci) describes the position of a gene on a chromosome. A locus can be occupied by any of the alleles of the gene. Diploid or polyploid? cells are either homozygote (have the same allele at a locus) or heterozygote (have different alleles at a locus).


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Edited October 15, 2001 2:39 am by Magnus Manske (diff)
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