epistasis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίστασις (epístasis, “stopping”), from ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi, “stop”), from ἐφ- (eph-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make to stand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪˈpɪstəsɪs/

Noun

epistasis (plural epistases)

(genetics) The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one

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