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LINKAGE GROUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together
Example:
the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups
Synonyms:
linkage group; linked genes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("linkage group" is a kind of...):
cistron; factor; gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)
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