GENE LINKAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does gene linkage mean? • GENE LINKAGE (noun)
The noun GENE LINKAGE has 1 sense:
1. (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)
Familiarity information: GENE LINKAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GENE LINKAGE (noun)
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
gene linkage; linkage
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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