Definitions for linkage



Overview of noun linkage

The noun linkage has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. linkage

(an associative relation)

2. linkage, gene linkage

((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))

3. linkage

(a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion)

4. linkage

(the act of linking things together)

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