epistatic

Meanings

Adj

Of or pertaining to epistasis.

Noun

Any material that causes epistasis.

Origin / Etymology

Adjective form of epistasis; compare static and stasis. The adjectival use in genetics was coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity.

Scrabble Score: 13

epistatic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 15

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