linkage (redirected from disequilibrium linkage)

link·age  (lngkj)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of linking.

b. The condition of being linked.

2. A connection or relation; an association.

3. A negotiating policy of making agreement on one issue dependent on progress toward another objective.

4. A system of interconnected machine elements, such as rods, springs, and pivots, used to transmit power or motion.

5. Electricity A measure of the induced voltage in a circuit caused by a magnetic flux and equal to the flux times the number of turns in the coil that surrounds it.

6. Genetics An association between two or more genes such that the traits they control tend to be inherited together.

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linkage

Noun

1. the act of linking or the state of being linked

2. a system of links

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	linkage - an associative relation connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" link, nexus - the means of connection between things linked in series
	2.	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) gene 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
	3.	linkage - a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion mechanical system - a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles
	4.	linkage - the act of linking things together fastening, attachment - the act of fastening things together