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Noun: gene linkage
  1. (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)
    "Gene linkage explains why certain traits are often inherited together";
    - linkage

Derived forms: gene linkages

Type of: hereditary pattern, inheritance

Encyclopedia: Gene linkage