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GENE LINKAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Synonyms:
gene linkage; linkage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("gene linkage" is a kind of...):
hereditary pattern; inheritance ((genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
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