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linkage
1: the manner or style of being united: as a: the manner in which atoms or radicals are linked in a molecule b: bond 3c 2: the quality or state of being linked
; especially : the relationship between genes on the same chromosome that causes them to be inherited together
— compare mendel's law 23: a system of links
; especially : a system of links or bars which are jointed together and more or less constrained by having a link or links fixed and by means of which straight or nearly straight lines or other point paths may be traced4: link 2b5: the tactic in diplomatic negotiations of linking often unrelated issues so that progress in one area is dependent on agreement in another
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