Homeolocus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Homeolocus is a noun meaning (genetics, chiefly in the plural) One of several loci that have the same sequence of nucleotides.
Meaning
(genetics, chiefly in the plural) One of several loci that have the same sequence of nucleotides.
Example Sentences
A possible reason for the appearance of homozygous genotypes may be silencing mutations at one homeolocus at the tetrapolid level that the autogamous breeding system maintains as different lineages (MLILs).
Word Forms
- homeoloci
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include superlocus, locus, ortholog, orthologue, variant, homolog.
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