GENE LINKAGE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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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