The differences between a sprint, Olympic, and Ironman distance triathlonsâand how to choose between them. By Madeline Haller, Photography By Getty Images May 22, 2015.
Locus (genetics) A locus (plural loci) in genetics is the position on a chromosome. Each chromosome carries many genes; humans' estimated 'haploid' protein coding genes are 19,000-20,000, on the 23 different chromosomes. A variant of the similar DNA sequence located at a given locus is called an allele.
Locust, [N] [E] a well-known insect, of the grasshopper family, which commits terrible ravages on vegetation in the countries which it visits. The common brown locust is about three inches in length, and the general form is that of a grasshopper..