Gene vs Locus - What's the difference?
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(genetics) A unit of heredity; a segment of DNA or RNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein.
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, title= A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
(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 gene and locus
is that gene is a unit of heredity; a segment of DNA or RNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein while locus is a fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.As a proper noun Gene
is a diminutive of Eugene, also used as a formal male given name.gene
English
(wikipedia gene)Noun
(en noun)Karen McVeigh
US rules human genes can't be patented, passage=The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.}}
Derived terms
(terms derived from "gene") * * * * * * * * * * * * *See also
* allele * dominant * recessivelocus
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.