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gene linkage

DEFINITIONS OF: gene linkage

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n (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:
linkage
Type of:
hereditary pattern, inheritance
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
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