Meanings of second locus in English

A second locus, on chromosome 7, was observed in only one cross.

Our study provides an evidence of a second locus for lymphedema type I.

It raised the possibility of a second locus, but cannot identify or exclude a polygenic model.

A second locus, Yrr2, shows Pst race-specificity and encodes a disease resistance gene family typically associated with host plant resistance.

A delay in the rise period of the growth curves of compensation mutants indicated a second locus of drug action.

We also detected a second locus on chromosome 14 that acts in an additive fashion with Ccs4.

There is some evidence for a second locus for fragile X outside the interval noted above; this locus being most probably proximal to these probes.

A second locus on 5p15-5p13 (MCDR3) has been implicated in a similar phenotype, but the disease-causing mechanism still remains unknown.

However, this locus does not account for all the risk in late-onset disease, and a recent report has suggested a second locus on chromosome 12p11-12.