- plural of locus.
loci
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Would Washingtonians rather live next to a structure that looks like a gigantic Martian spaceship or a work of beauty that reflects the genius loci, the spirit of the place?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
By enabling researchers to swiftly pinpoint genomic loci for targeted gene integration, CRISPR-COPIES provides a streamlined pipeline that facilitates the identification of stable integration sites across the genome.
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024
Expression quantitative trait loci, or eQTLs, are genetic variants associated with gene expression.
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2024
With the help of genetic mapping, two adjacent gene loci in chromosome 5 were associated with dilated cardiomyopathy.
From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023
Encoded in that molecule were the loci of human perfectibility and vulnerability: once we learned to manipulate this chemical, we would rewrite our nature.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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