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Linkage

noun

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). Synonym: gene linkage.

A mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion.

The act of linking things together.

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... went on, as if he hadn't heard, "would account for the apparent—ah—mental linkage that makes a mob appear to act as a single organism during certain periods of—ah— stress." He looked judicious for a second, and then nodded. "However," he said, "other than that, I would doubt that there is any psionic ...

— Supermind • Gordon Randall Garrett

Words linked to "Linkage" : connectedness, hereditary pattern, connection, connexion, genetic science, fastening, attachment, link, mechanical system, cross-linkage, sex linkage, genetics, nexus, inheritance, gene linkage