homeolocus

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English

Etymology

From homeo- +‎ locus.

Noun

homeolocus (plural homeoloci)

  1. (genetics, chiefly in the plural) One of several loci that have the same sequence of nucleotides.
    • 30 June 2010, Tatjana Oja, Tõnu Oja and Külli Zimmermann, Annales Botanici Fennici 47, "Genetic variation of Bromus hordeaceus s. lato (Poaceae) over its core distribution range", Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board, page 168:
      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).