Linkage - Definition
linkage
n 1: an associative relation
2: (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) [syn: linkage, gene linkage]
3: a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that
transmits power or motion
4: the act of linking things together