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epistasis
e·pis·ta·sis [ i pístəssiss ] (plural e·pis·ta·ses [ i pístə sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
suppression of a characteristic determined by a gene: the nonappearance of a characteristic determined by one gene because it has been suppressed or masked by the activity of another gene
[Early 19th century. < Greek, "stoppage" < ephistanai "to stop" < histanai "put"]

ep·i·stat·ic [ èppi státtik ] adjective
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