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Linkage

The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a system of links.

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Attachment 76% connected

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

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Connection 76% connected

The act of connecting, or the state of being connected; junction; union; alliance; relationship.

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Connexion 76% connected

Connection. See Connection.

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Fastening 76% connected

of Fasten

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Inheritance 76% connected

The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.

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Link 76% connected

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

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Nexus 76% connected

Connection; tie.

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Link 74% connected

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

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Link 74% connected

A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

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Allelomorph noun · 78% connection

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…

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Amphidiploid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

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Cistron noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…

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Cosmid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments

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Crossbreeding noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

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Fertilized ovum noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from tha…

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Gene linkage noun · 78% connection

(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a giv…

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Gene mutation noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

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Haploid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

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Haplotype noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be…

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Hereditary pattern noun · 78% connection

(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

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Heteroploid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that speci…

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Heterozygote noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring

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Homozygote noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic

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Hybrid vigor noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent

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Hybridisation noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

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Association noun · 78% connection

Mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or associated with a thing.

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Binary noun · 78% connection

a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…

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Binary program noun · 78% connection

a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

an electrical force linking atoms

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Cable noun · 78% connection

A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp,…

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Cataphract noun · 78% connection

Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.

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Catenate verb · 78% connection

To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain.

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Catenation noun · 78% connection

Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See Concatenation.

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Catenulate adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of little links or chains.

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Chain noun · 78% connection

A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains;…

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Chainwork noun · 78% connection

Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain; chain stitch work.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease noun · 78% connection

a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the…

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