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inheritance vs linkage

linkage vs inheritance

inheritance and linkage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inheritance Yes No No No
linkage Yes No No No
As nouns, linkage is a hyponym of inheritance; that is, linkage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inheritance:
  • inheritance: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
  • linkage: (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)
inheritance (noun) linkage (noun)
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property the act of linking things together
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents (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)
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner an associative relation
Difference between inheritance and linkage

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