"distinct but linked" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe two or more separate things that are related or connected in some way, but are still distinct or unique from each other. Example: The two concepts may seem distinct but they are actually closely linked in terms of their impact on society. In this sentence, "distinct but linked" is used to describe the relationship between two concepts that may appear different, but are actually connected in some way.
Moneyworks, which has just completed its first year, is made up of eight charitable partners offering two distinct but linked services: money advice for people hit by financial crisis, and money education to help them better understand debt, interest rates and saving.
Control tools/weapons (25 T) and the more generic restrict resources for offending (CCO) led to Disable/Deny, covering two distinct but linked aspects, as with blocking wireless signals and confiscating camera phones.
The standardization of the Web Ontology Language (OWL) leaves (at least) two crucial issues for Web-based ontologies unsatisfactorily resolved, namely how to represent and reason with multiple distinct, but linked ontologies, and how to enable effective knowledge reuse and sharing on the Semantic Web.
Both motor proteins involve in determining the fate of lamellipodia extension by displaying distinct, but linked roles in the regulation of focal contacts formation and actin network reorganization.
Gemcitabine inhibits DNA synthesis, DNA replication and cell proliferation through two distinct but linked mechanisms.
As hinted by these varied accounts, the term "normal" carries two distinct but linked meanings: normative, and nonpathological.
Like Churchill's more overtly political Far Away (2000), it comes in three distinct, but cunningly linked, segments.
Considering this evidence along with the data showing co-localization of QTL clusters and high-density gene regions (Figure 3), our results suggest that many QTL clusters are caused by distinct but tightly linked genes.
We conclude that ES capacity, pressure, demand and the flow of benefits are distinct, but intricately linked components that influence how regulating ES provide benefits and improve human wellbeing.
Although the genes responsible for most QTLs are still unidentified, considering these examples along with the data showing co-localization of QTL clusters and high-density gene regions (Figure 3) suggests that many QTL clusters are caused by groups of distinct but tightly linked genes controlling different traits.
In terms of the interplay between the two sites, we describe the CRD and 7 TM sites as being physically distinct but allosterically linked early in the discussion.
