linkage

Words with a similar base: gene_linkage, linkage

'linkage'

[linkage.n.01] as in: an associative relation

'linkage'

[linkage.n.02] as in: (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)

'linkage'

[linkage.n.03] as in: a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion

'linkage'

[linkage.n.04] as in: the act of linking things together