Term: linkage group: any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: american basswood: large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: gasterosteidae: sticklebacks
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: bluefish: fatty bluish flesh of bluefish
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: stretch mark: a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: dig: the site of an archeological exploration
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: grasshopper: terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: winter crookneck: any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: awakening: the act of waking
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: sisterhood: a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: behaviorist: a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism