History of Locus

	Revision 3 . . October 22, 2001 12:02 am by Zundark [add mathematical meaning]
	Revision 2 . . (edit) October 15, 2001 2:39 am by Magnus Manske [Imported from the Chalkboard]

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Latin for place.

The word locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place".

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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).

In biology, a locus 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). In mathematics, a locus is the set of points satisfying a particular condition. It is mostly used when the set of points forms a curve of some sort.