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Linkage

Linkage Meaning & Definition
Linkage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Linkage?

[n] the act of linking things together
[n] a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
[n] (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)
[n] an associative relation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Linkage: gene linkage

Related Terms | Find terms related to Linkage: accord | addition | adjunct | affairs | affiliation | affinity | agglomeration | agglutination | aggregation | alliance | approximation | articulation | assemblage | association | bond | bracketing | closeness | clustering | combination | communication | concatenation | concourse | concurrence | confluence | congeries | conglomeration | conjugation | conjunction | connectedness | connection | contiguity | contrariety | convergence | copulation | coupling | dealings | deduction | disjunction | filiation | gathering | homology | hookup | intercommunication | intercourse | interlinking | intimacy | joinder | joining | jointure | junction | knotting | liaison | link | linking | marriage | meeting | merger | merging | mutual attraction | nearness | pairing | propinquity | proximity | rapport | relatedness | relation | relations | relationship | similarity | splice | symbiosis | sympathy | tie | tie-in | tie-up | unification | union | yoking

See Also | attachment | connectedness | connection | connexion | fastening | hereditary pattern | inheritance | link | mechanical system | nexus

Linkage In Webster's Dictionary

\Link"age\ (l[i^][ng]k"[asl]j; 48), n. 1. The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links. 2. (Chem.) Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule. 3. (Geom.) A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joints, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.

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