EPISTASIS


Meaning of EPISTASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈpis-tə-səs ]

noun

( plural epis·ta·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act of stopping, from ephistanai to stop, from epi- + histanai to cause to stand — more at stand

Date: circa 1917

: suppression of the effect of a gene by a nonallelic gene

• ep·i·stat·ic ˌe-pə-ˈsta-tik adjective

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