Meanings
nounlinkage disequilibrium (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyA non-random association of two or more alleles at two or more loci; normally caused by an interaction between genes, and often illustrated on a pairwise linkage disequilibrium diagram (HapMap)
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 連鎖不平衡 /连锁不平衡
- 連鎖不平衡 /连锁不平衡 (liánsuǒbùpínghéng)non-random association of two or more alleles at two or more loci
Japanese 連鎖不平衡
- 連鎖不平衡 (rensafuheikō)non-random association of two or more alleles at two or more loci
Polish nierównowaga sprzężeń
- nierównowaga sprzężeńnon-random association of two or more alleles at two or more loci
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APA
linkage disequilibrium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linkage%20disequilibrium
MLA
“linkage disequilibrium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linkage%20disequilibrium. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linkage disequilibrium,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linkage%20disequilibrium.
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