Linked genes

Definitions of linked genes

noun
any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together

synonyms: linkage group

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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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