The word locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place": Jump to: navigation, search Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

• In biology and evolutionary computation, a locus is the position of a gene (or other significant sequence) on a chromosome.
• In mathematics, a locus is the set of points satisfying a particular condition. It is mostly used when the set of points forms a curve of some sort (see locus (mathematics)).
• In the classics, literature or theology, locus (or locus classicus) marks the first appearance of a phrase or the definitive passage that is authoritative for an idea.

Locus is also the title of a magazine carrying news about science fiction [1]. Main articles: Life The most salient example of biological universality is that all living things share a common carbon-based biochemistry and in particular pass on their characteristics via genetic material, which is based on nucleic acids such as DNA and which uses a common genetic code with only minor... In computer science evolutionary computation denotes a subfield of artificial intelligence (more particular computational intelligence) involving combinatorial optimization problems. ... Jump to: navigation, search In biology and evolutionary computation, a locus is the position of a gene (or other significant sequence) on a chromosome. ... Jump to: navigation, search This stylistic schematic diagram shows a gene in relation to the double helix structure of DNA and to a chromosome (right). ... Jump to: navigation, search Figure 1: Chromosome. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Mathematics Look up Mathematics on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... In mathematics, a set can be thought of as any collection of distinct things considered as a whole. ... In mathematics, the concept of a curve tries to capture the intuitive idea of a geometrical one-dimensional and continuous object. ... In mathematics, a locus (plural loci) is a collection of points which share a common property. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other meanings, see Classics (disambiguation) Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... Open Directory Project: Literature World Literature Electronic Text Archives Magazines and E-zines Online Writing Writers Resources Libraries, Digital Cataloguing, Metadata Distance Learning Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Classicism in Literature The Universal Library, by Carnegie Mellon University Project Gutenberg Online Library Abacci - Project Gutenberg texts matched with Amazon... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Jump to: navigation, search Locus Magazine is subtitled The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field. It reports on the science fiction writing industry, including comprehensive listings of new books published in the field. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles. ... Jump to: navigation, search News is essentially new information or current events. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...

The Method of loci is one of the major memory enhancement methods. The method of loci or Ars memoriae (art of memory) is a mnemonic device practiced since Classical times. ... Jump to: navigation, search Memory is a function of the brain: the ability to retain information. ...