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Linkage n.

The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.

(Chem.) Manner of linking or of being linked; said of the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.

(Geom.) A system of straight lines or bars, fastened together by joints, and having certain of their points fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines and curves in the plane.

Any object, factor, or relationship that creates a bond or association between two other objects.

Specifically: (Genetics) The proximity of two or more genes on the genome of an organism that causes those genes to be inherited, transferred, or moved together with a frequency greater than for genes not associated. The linkage is a continuous variable, and is inversely related to the distance between genes on the genome.

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Etymology of 'Linkage'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Linkage" Quotes from Famous Books

... kinetic entities differed from matter in the one important particular of not possessing gravitational attraction. Such kinetic configurations we cannot consider to be matter. It was possible to construct matter by their summation or linkage as the configuration of the crystal is possible in ...

— The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays • J. (John) Joly

... own weight, and is driven by friction from the latter. The chain of hanks passing through between the two bowls has the surplus liquor squeezed out of it, and as there is considerable increase in the thickness at the points of linkage between the hanks, when these pass through the bowls they lift up the top bowl, which, when the thick places have passed through, falls down with a sudden bump upon the thin places, and this bumping drives out all the surplus liquor and drives the liquor itself into the very centre ...

— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics - A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student • Franklin Beech

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