gene linkage

Noun
  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) (synset 104930201)
    referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    is a type of: hereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
    same as: linkage

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