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linkage
(lingk´әj)
the connection between different atoms in a chemical compound, or the symbol representing it in structural formulas; see also
bond.
in genetics, the association of genes having loci on the same chromosome, which results in the tendency of a group of such
nonallelic genes to be associated in inheritance.
sex linkage
the location of a gene responsible for a specific trait on a sex chromosome (usually the X chromosome), resulting in sexually dependent inheritance and expression of the trait.
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