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The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
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epistasis
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Epistasis is the phenomenon of the effect of one gene being dependent on the presence of one or more 'modifier genes', the genetic background . Thus, epistatic mutations have different effects in combination than individually. It was originally a concept ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"the checking of a discharge," medical Latin, from Greek epistasis "a stopping, stoppage, a halting," from epi "upon" (see epi- ) + stasis "a stopping or standing" (see stasis ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene [syn: hypostasis ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context genetics English) The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one
Usage examples of epistasis.
The eyes of the interviewers glazed over as the putative lovebirds discussed assortative mating, the differentiation between penetrance and expressivity on the one hand and dominance and epistasis on the other, and the uncertainty of positive eugenics.