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epistasis

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9 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈpɪstəsɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aeiipssstStarts with EEnds with S0 clues
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  1. the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

Word origin

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.

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