Epistatic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any material that causes epistasis.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to epistasis. not-comparable

Etymology

Adjective form of epistasis; compare static and stasis. The adjectival use in genetics was coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity.

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