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gene linkage
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Noun1.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)
linkage
hereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Several studies in the early 1990s examined the sexual preferences of identical twins and fraternal twins in the hopes of finding a genetic linkage to sexual orientation.
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The 10 newly developed microsatellites will have value to discriminate between Mytilus species, to support studies of introgression and hybridization and to strengthen and improve the available genetic linkage map.
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Byline: ANI Washington, July 29 (ANI): A team of scientists has constructed a first-generation genetic linkage map for the saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus.
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