linkage
1. an associative relation
• Derivationally related forms:
link
• Hypernyms:
connection, connexion, connectedness
• Hyponyms:
link, nexus
2. (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)
• Syn:
gene linkage
• Topics:
genetics, genetic science
• Hypernyms:
inheritance, hereditary pattern
3. a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
• Derivationally related forms:
link
• Hypernyms:
mechanical system
4. the act of linking things together
• Derivationally related forms:
link
• Hypernyms:
fastening, attachment
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