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A useful analogy would be the address - 'Gene for brown eyes' is the name, '23rd gene' is the house number, 'Chromosome 4' is the street. (these are not necessarily true for this gene)
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What do you call the physical location of a gene?
The specific term is gene locus. If the exact location is known then there is more specific terminology that refers to the chromosome number whether the locus is on the short (p) or long (q) arm of the chromosome and it's specific location based on band and sub-band location.
How are terms gene locus and allele related?
A gene locus refers to the specific position of a gene on a chromosome, while an allele refers to different versions of the same gene that can exist at a particular locus. In other words, a gene locus is the physical location of a gene on a chromosome, while an allele is a specific variant or form of that gene found at that locus.
What member of a pair or series of genes that occupies a specific position on a specific chromosome is referred to?
The position is called locus (plural: loci).
What does it mean the locus of control?
If you feel that you have control over your life, you have an internal locus of control. If, on the other hand, you feel that you are at the whims of fate, you have an external locus of control.
How many years for locus comes back?
Locus reveals he has been gone for a year in Season 15 of Red vs. Blue.
