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epistasis
[ ih-pis-tuh-sis ]
noun
, plural e·pis·ta·ses [ih-, pis, -t, uh, -seez].
- Genetics. a form of interaction between nonallelic genes in which one combination of such genes has a dominant effect over other combinations.
- Medicine/Medical.
- the stoppage of a secretion or discharge.
- a scum that forms on a urine specimen upon standing.
epistasis
/ ɪˈpɪstəsɪs; ˌɛpɪˈstætɪk /
noun
- obsolete.scum on the surface of a liquid, esp on an old specimen of urine
- med the arrest or checking of a bodily discharge, esp bleeding
- Also calledhypostasis genetics the suppression by a gene of the effect of another gene that is not its allele
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Derived Forms
- epistatic, adjective
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Other Words From
- ep·i·stat·ic [ep-, uh, -, stat, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epistasis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epistasis1
C19: from Greek: a stopping, from ephistanai to stop, from epi- + histanai to put
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