epistatic
/ˌɛpɪˈstætɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or involving epistasis, where one gene masks or suppresses the expression of another gene.
- The scientist identified an epistatic relationship between two genes that control flower size.
- Epistatic interactions make it hard to predict a child's eye color from the parents' genes alone.
- The epistatic effect of the coat color gene hides the pattern gene in many dogs.
Synonyms
Antonyms