Meanings (ES + gloss)
locus • lugar • sitio
A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
The cafeteria was the locus of activity.
lugar
The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.
locus
A fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied by one or more genes.
Holonyms: subband < band < region < replicon
Meronyms: sublocus; gene, cistron; pseudogene
Phrases