inheritance vs linkage

linkage vs inheritance

inheritance and linkage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
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)

Other hyponyms of inheritance include ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage, gene linkage, X-linked dominant inheritance, X-linked recessive inheritance.

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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