epistasis
Meanings
Plural: epistases
Noun
- the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
- The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίστασις (epístasis, “stopping”), from ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi, “stop”), from ἐφ- (eph-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make to stand”). The use in genetics was coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity.
Synonyms
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Words With Friends Score: 12
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