EPISTASIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does epistasis mean? • EPISTASIS (noun)
The noun EPISTASIS has 1 sense:
1. the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
Familiarity information: EPISTASIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EPISTASIS (noun)
Meaning:
The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
epistasis; hypostasis
Hypernyms ("epistasis" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
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