linkage
System of joints
Linkage is a connection or system of connections between things.
Mechanical linkage transmits motion between parts: The throttle linkage was broken.
Political linkage ties separate issues together in negotiation: The administration insisted on linkage between arms control and human rights.
In genetics, linkage describes how genes on the same chromosome tend to be inherited together.
Mutual joining of parts
- integrationCombining into a whole
- junctionPoint where things meet
- interfaceShared connection point
- nexusConnecting central point
mesh · web · node · hub · coupling · concatenation · interrelation · interdependence
Toothed wheel or belongings
- camshaftLobed rod operating valves
- transmissionSending of information
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
- differentialRelative difference between things
clutch · coupling · sprocket · pulley · bearings · driveshaft · connecting rod · universal joint
Variant forms of genes
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- lociPositions or places
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
disequilibrium · haplotype · marker · polymorphism · pedigree · trait · heritability · segregation
State of clinging fast
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- fusionJoining into unity
cementing · soldering · laminating · splicing · fastening · anchoring · joinery · riveting
Evolutionary relationships among organisms
- common ancestorOrigin point of descendants
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
homology · cladistics · descent · branching · tree of life · fossil record · ancestral · derived
Repeated opening words
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
- connectiveSomething that links
discourse · transition · binding · antecedent · pronoun · ellipsis · substitution · coherence
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
filiation · consanguinity · relatedness · parentage · pedigree · family tree · clan · heritage
interconnection
Mutual joining of parts
- integrationCombining into a whole
- junctionPoint where things meet
- interfaceShared connection point
nexus · mesh · web · node · hub · coupling · concatenation · interrelation · interdependence · convergence
gear
Toothed wheel or belongings
- camshaftLobed rod operating valves
- transmissionSending of information
- crankshaftRotating engine shaft
differential · clutch · coupling · sprocket · pulley · bearings · driveshaft · connecting rod · universal joint · ball joint
alleles
Variant forms of genes
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- lociPositions or places
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
chromosomes · disequilibrium · haplotype · marker · polymorphism · pedigree · trait · heritability · segregation · genotype
adhesion
State of clinging fast
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
fusion · cementing · soldering · laminating · splicing · fastening · anchoring · joinery · riveting · brazing
phylogeny
Evolutionary relationships among organisms
- common ancestorOrigin point of descendants
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- speciationFormation of distinct species
adaptation · homology · cladistics · descent · branching · tree of life · fossil record · ancestral · derived · monophyletic
anaphora
Repeated opening words
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- conjunctionWord joining clauses together
connective · discourse · transition · binding · antecedent · pronoun · ellipsis · substitution · coherence · agreement
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- genealogyStudy of family descent
descent · filiation · consanguinity · relatedness · parentage · pedigree · family tree · clan · heritage · forebears
linkagedisconnection
State of being severed
separation · detachment · severance · disunion · unlinking
linkageincompatibility
Unable to function together
incongruence · incongruity · incongruousness · mismatch · dissonance
linkagefragmentation
Breaking into smaller pieces
disintegration · dispersal · scattering · dissolution · atomization