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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > genetics > inheritance (genetics) > linkage (genetics) > linkage disequilibrium
Preferred Term:

linkage disequilibrium

Definition:
Nonrandom association of linked genes. This is the tendency of the alleles of two separate but already linked loci to be found together more frequently than would be expected by chance alone.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
linkage (genetics)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/50235
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