Can you 'Link Layers' in Illustrator like in Photoshop, or only merge?

I have spent days searching for How to 'link layers' in Illustrator (similar to how you would in Photoshop).
Is this even possible,..? as it appears not.
I can merge layers.. But i only want to LINK to keep the elements separate.
Thanks for any advice,
regards, a newbie.

Ok the default swatches should open with each new document, if that are not doing so then one of two things probably is occurring!
1 you have accidentally opened the default print document deleted the swatches because you probably did not need them for wha you were working on and then did a save and overwrote the default document and now the swatches are gone.
2 You selected a custom made document profile that had now swatches, except the ones you say are there, when creating a new document and that is being defaulted as the next new document,Illustrator remembers the last document setting.

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