linkage group

noun

: a set of linked genes at different loci on the same chromosome

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But on rare occasions, chromosomes can break and fuse, leading those linkage groups to mix. —Viviane Callier, Scientific American, 17 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

linkage group

noun

: a set of genes at different loci on the same chromosome that except for crossing-over tend to act as a single pair of genes in meiosis instead of undergoing independent assortment