linkage

noun

1. an associative relation

Definition categories: link, connectedness, connection, connexion

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)

Definition categories: attribute, inheritance

3. a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion

Definition categories: man–made

4. the act of linking things together

Definition categories: act, attachment, fastening