epistasis
pronunciation
How to pronounce epistasis in British English:
UK [ɪ'pɪstəsɪs]
How to pronounce epistasis in American English:
US [ɪ'pɪstəsɪs]
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- Noun:
- the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
Word Origin
- epistasis (n.)
- "the checking of a discharge," medical Latin, from Greek epistasis "a stopping, stoppage, a halting," from epi "upon" (see epi-) + stasis "a stopping or standing" (see stasis).
Example
- 1. Simulation studies on identification of interaction markers representing qtl epistasis by stepwise regression .
- 2. Genetic variation that is due to the effects of dominance and epistasis has little predictive power .
- 3. Analysis of gene loci and epistasis for drought tolerance in seedling .
- 4. Qtl mapping and epistasis analysis for phytic acid concentration in rice grain by using the bayesian model selection .
- 5. Putative epistasis loci for coleoptile length ( cl ) and drought resistance index ( d ri ) of rils under different conditions .