|epəjə|ned.ik adjective
Etymology: epi- + genetic
1. : of, relating to, or produced by epigenesis
the epigenetic nature of vertebrate development
2. or ep·i·gen·ic |epə|jenik of deposit or structure : formed after the laying down of the enclosing rock : postdepositional
epigenetic structures are formed after deposition of the sediment, as certain concretions … and large scaled features as folds and faults — W.C.Krumbein & L.L.Sloss
epigenetic changes — both solution and precipitation — F.J.Pettijohn
— compare syngenetic
• ep·i·ge·net·i·cal·ly -jə|ned.ə̇k(ə)lē adverb