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Epigenetic

//ˌɛpɪd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to epigenesis. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or relating to epigenetics. not-comparable

    "The old and optimistic “one gene — one character” concept has long been invalidated by phenomena such as pleiotropy and polygeny, and for a generation now we have thought of genomic activity as a system of complex epigenetic interactions — an epigenetic landscape."

Etymology

From epi- + genetic.

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