familylinkagestudy
nounUK /ˈfæmɪli ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ ˈstʌdi/
US /ˈfæməli ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ ˈstʌdi/
A family linkage study is a way to see how family members are connected to each other.
The scientists did a family linkage study to find out who was related to whom.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A research method that looks at how traits or illnesses pass through families.
The family linkage study showed that the disease ran in their family.
3. A project that maps out the connections between members of one family.
Our family linkage study helped us find cousins we never met.
4. A way to trace where a family came from over many years.
The family linkage study traced their roots back to another country.