| NOUN | body | linkage group, linked genes | any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together |
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| Meaning | Any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together. | |
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| Example | "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups" | |
| Synonym | linked genes | |
| Broader | gene, cistron, factor | (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain |
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