Allele vs Locus - What's the difference?
allele | locus |
(genetics) One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position on a chromosome.
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(mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
(genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
In genetics terms the difference between allele and locus
is that allele is one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position on a chromosome while locus is a fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.allele
English
(wikipedia allele)Noun
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Synonyms
* allelomorphDerived terms
* allele frequencylocus
English
Noun
(loci)- The cafeteria was the locus of activity.
- A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.