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![[-- linkage --]](Images/Terms/linkage.gif)
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The association of genes and/or markers that lie near each other on a chromosome. Linked genes and markers tend to be inherited together.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Leslie Biesecker, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines linkage. |
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base pair, chromosome, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), gene, genetic marker, inherited | |
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