Defenition of the word linkage

• Defenition of the word linkage

  • the act of linking things together
  • a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
  • (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes
  • an associative relation
  • (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)

Hyponyms for the word linkage

• • link
  • nexus

Hypernyms for the word linkage

• • attachment
  • connectedness
  • connection
  • connexion
  • fastening
  • hereditary pattern
  • inheritance
  • mechanical system

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  • The grammatical meaning of the word come close to
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  • The origin of the word roots
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  • Antonyms for the word flexing
  • Homonyms for the word flextime
  • Hyponyms for the word occupations
  • Holonyms for the word linkages
  • Hypernyms for the word flexes
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word linking
  • Translation of the word in other languages linkup