Epistasis
[ih-pis-tuh-sis] /ɪˈpɪs tə sɪs/
noun, plural epistases
[ih-pis-tuh-seez] /ɪˈpɪs təˌsiz/ (Show IPA)
1.
Genetics. a form of interaction between nonallelic genes in which one combination of such genes has a dominant effect over other combinations.
2.
Medicine/Medical.
/ɪˈpɪstəsɪs/
noun
1.
(obsolete) scum on the surface of a liquid, esp on an old specimen of urine
2.
(med) the arrest or checking of a bodily discharge, esp bleeding
3.
(genetics) Also called hypostasis. the suppression by a gene of the effect of another gene that is not its allele
n.
medical Latin, from Greek epistasis “a stopping, stoppage,” from epi “upon” (see epi-) + stasis “a stopping or standing” (see stasis).
epistasis e·pis·ta·sis (ĭ-pĭs’tə-sĭs)
n. pl. e·pis·ta·ses (-sēz’)
ep’i·stat’ic (ěp’ĭ-stāt’ĭk) adj.
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