Medical Dictionary

linkage

noun link·age \ˈliŋ-kij\

Medical Definition of LINKAGE

1
:  the manner in which atoms or radicals are connected by chemical bonds in a molecule
2
:  the relationship between genes on the same chromosome that causes them to be inherited together—compare mendel's law 2
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