Definition of Linkage group

1. Noun. Any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together. "The genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"

Exact synonyms: Linked Genes
Generic synonyms: Cistron, Factor, Gene

Medical Definition of Linkage group

1. A set of two or more loci that have been shown by linkage analysis to be physically close in the genome but that have not yet been assigned to specific chromosomes. It is rapidly becoming an outmoded term. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Linkage Group

linitis
linitis plastica
link
link
link-attached station
link-attached terminal
linkable
linkage
linkage
linkages
linkage analysis
linkage disequilibrium
linkage editor
linkage equilibrium
linkage group (current term)
linkage group (current term)
linkage map
linkage marker
linkboy
linkboys
linked
linked
linked gene
linked genes
linker
linker
linkers
linker DNA
linker scanning
linking

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