epistasis

epistasis
[ɪˈpɪstəsɪs]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Genetics)the interaction of genes that are not alleles, in particular the suppression of the effect of one such gene by another
    (遗传)上位性,异位显性
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epistatic
[ˌɛpɪˈstatɪk]
adjective
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from Greek, literally stoppage', from ephistanai 'to stop'
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