Loci

//ˈləʊsaɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of locie (“locomotive”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    plural of locus form-of, plural

    "Next generation sequencing or a range of nuclear loci for Sanger sequencing will be used for higher level phylogenetic questions."

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abodeareabearingsbench markdistrictemplacement

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""By the way, do you know what a Shinto shrine is?" "I've a little bit of knowledge on the subject. It's a religious facility where that which is the object of worship, that called the genius loci, is enshrined.""

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