1.(Botany)botanyany of the chambers of an ovary or anther 2.(Biology)biologyany small cavity or chamber [C19: New Latin, from Latin: compartment, fromlocusplace] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook gene (redirected fromGene locus) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia gene (jēn) n. A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and is transcribed into an RNA mo...
The meaning of PHAGE is a virus that infects bacteria : bacteriophage. How to use phage in a sentence.
When a person takes responsibility for what happens to them, this is known as having a locus of control. Understand what it means to be under control, examine the definition of locus of control, external locus, and internal locus, and explore locus of control in relation to wellness and how...
This lesson focuses on describing what a locus of a point is in geometry. It shows examples of sets of points that define a locus, loci regions,...
Allele, any one of two or more genes that may occur alternatively at a given site (locus) on a chromosome. Alleles may occur in pairs, or there may be multiple alleles affecting the expression (phenotype) of a particular trait. Learn more about alleles i
More From Britannica reproduction: Reproduction of organisms Sexual reproduction in plants also requires the uniting of male and female gametes. There is a much greater variety of structures and strategies used by plants. In general, flowers and cones are the locus of fertilization in plants.The...
The meaning of PHAGE is a virus that infects bacteria : bacteriophage. How to use phage in a sentence.
The enemies within: intergenomic conflict, interlocus contest evolution (ICE), and the intraspecific Red Queen Different loci within the genome of a single species can potentiallycoevolve in a manner that is analogous to the Red Queen process among species. The majo... WR Rice,B Holland - 《...
In most eukaryotes, genes come in pairs called alleles. The paired alleles will occupy the same spot on a chromosome (called a locus). They will also control the same trait. The term allele refers to a variant of a specific gene. Because most eukaryotes reproduce sexually, each parent contr...