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Epistasis
see synonyms of epistasisNoun
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Epistasis
see synonyms of epistasisnoun
1. obsolete
scum on the surface of a liquid, esp on an old specimen of urine
2. medicine
the arrest or checking of a bodily discharge, esp bleeding
3. Also called: hypostasis genetics
the suppression by a gene of the effect of another gene that is not its allele
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Epistasis
see synonyms of epistasis noun
Genetics
the suppression of gene expression by one or more other genes
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Epistasis
see synonyms of epistasisn. pl. e·pis·ta·ses (-sēz′)
1. An interaction between nonallelic genes in which the genotype at one locus affects the expression of alleles at another locus.
2. A film that forms over the surface of a urine specimen.
3. The suppression of a bodily discharge or secretion.
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