LOCUS

/ˈləʊkəs/
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Definition

/ˈləʊkəs/
noun
  1. A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
    “The cafeteria was the locus of activity.”
  2. 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.”
  3. A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.

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