| NOUN | attribute | gene linkage, linkage | (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes |
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| Meaning | (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go). | |
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| Synonym | linkage | |
| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Broader | inheritance, hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
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