Term: linkage group: any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together
Candidate hypernym: gene: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity → 1
Candidate hypernym: american basswood: large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown → 0
Candidate hypernym: gasterosteidae: sticklebacks → 0
Candidate hypernym: bluefish: fatty bluish flesh of bluefish → 0
Candidate hypernym: stretch mark: a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy) → 0
Candidate hypernym: dig: the site of an archeological exploration → 0
Candidate hypernym: grasshopper: terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping → 0
Candidate hypernym: winter crookneck: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks → 0
Candidate hypernym: awakening: the act of waking → 0
Candidate hypernym: sisterhood: a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) → 0
Candidate hypernym: behaviorist: a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism → 0