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linkage group

DEFINITIONS OF: linkage group

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n any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together

“the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups
Synonyms:
linked genes
Type 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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