epistasis
epistasis · epistases
Epistase
The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated oneThe modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.
/ɪˈpɪstəsɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.
Epistase
the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
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Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίστασις (epístasis, “stopping”), from ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi, “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.
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plural: epistasesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene:hypostasis
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