ScienceSeptember 3, 2026

multilocus

MUL-ti-LOH-kus

Definition

Involving or relating to multiple specific positions (loci) on a chromosome or throughout a genome.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'multus' (many) and the Latin 'locus' (place or position), reflecting the biological concept of identifying genetic markers across various distinct sites on a chromosome.

In the news

The article explains that coral adaptation to environmental stress is often not controlled by one gene but by diffuse, multilocus signals that require sophisticated multivariate genomic analysis to detect.

Genetic Structure and Environment-Linked Loci in a Resilient Coral Along Eutrophication Gradient

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Bioengineer.org

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