Medical Dictionary
locus
noun lo·cus \ˈlō-kəs\
plural lo·ci \ˈlō-ˌsī, -ˌkī also -ˌkē\
Medical Definition of LOCUS
1
: a place or site of an event, activity, or thing <the integrity of the tissues determines the extent and locus of the damage—Sylvia E. Hines>
2
: the position in a chromosome of a particular gene or allele
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