epistasis

One entry found for epistasis.

Main Entry: epis·ta·sis
Pronunciation: i-'pis-t&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural epis·ta·ses /-"sEz/
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act of stopping, from ephistanai to stop, from epi- + histanai to cause to stand -- more at STAND
: suppression of the effect of a gene by a nonallelic gene
- ep·i·stat·ic /"e-p&-'sta-tik/ adjective