Difference between centre and locus

centre

Definitions

noun

  1. the object upon which interest and attention focuses
  2. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
  3. an area that is approximately central within some larger region
  4. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  5. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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verb

  1. direct one's attention on something
  2. move into the center

Examples

Last night, a steady stream of people arrived at the evacuation centre in Brisbane's showground, only a few minutes' drive from the swollen river.

In the centre of the pond was an island; and on the island was a little summerhouse like a miniature pagoda.

For verrucae and warts place a drop of neat Tea Tree Essential Oil in the centre and cover with a plaster once a day, this procedure can take a couple of weeks before you will see the results.

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locus

Definitions

noun

  1. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
  2. the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions
  3. the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome

Examples

Washington jugeait "intenable" le blocus de l'enclave palestinienne qu'Israël a défendu cette semaine en tuant

Liberal proponents of American Values praise the freedom that opens the floodgates to gay marriage and pornography; conservatives, the liberty unleashing that locust plague called unrestrained capitalism; neo-conservatives the license for lying, murderous Machtpolitik.

All these methods assume that there is no recombination, and they rely on the existence of a single simple coalescent history or genealogy for all sites in the locus.

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