Locus (noun)

  1. The specific place or position where something or someone is located or found.
  2. A set of all points, lines, or surfaces that satisfy a given condition or define a shape or geometric object.
  3. A gene locus is the specific physical location of a gene on a chromosome.

Origin:

Late 16th century. from latin, meaning 'place'.

Examples:

  1. The crime scene was at the locus of the murder.
  2. In mathematics, the locus of a point moving in a plane is a curve.
  3. The locus of the disease-causing gene has been identified.
  4. The DNA locus is a specific place within the genetic material of an organism.
  5. The locus of the missing person was finally discovered.
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