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![[-- locus --]](Images/Terms/locus.gif)
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| defined: |
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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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Robert Nussbaum, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines locus. |
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related terms: |
chromosome, gene | |
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