epistasis
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epistasis
- /ɪˈpɪstəsɪs/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίστασις (epístasis, “stopping”), from ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi, “stop”), from ἐφ- (eph-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make to stand”). The use in genetics was coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity.
noun epistases
- The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.
Translations
Talk about this word "epistasis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/epistasis. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. epistasis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/epistasis "epistasis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/epistasis.Cite this
@misc{epistasis_2026,
title = {epistasis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epistasis},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
