"epistatic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ætɪk Etymology: Adjective form of epistasis; compare static and stasis. The adjectival use in genetics was coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|William Bateson|in=1909|nat=English|nocap=1|occ=biologist}} coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} epistatic (not comparable)
  1. (genetics) Of or pertaining to epistasis. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Genetics Derived forms: epistatically, nonepistatic Coordinate_terms: epigenetic
    Sense id: en-epistatic-en-adj--eJ53fuU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: epistatics [plural]
Rhymes: -ætɪk Etymology: Adjective form of epistasis; compare static and stasis. The adjectival use in genetics was coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|William Bateson|in=1909|nat=English|nocap=1|occ=biologist}} coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 Head templates: {{en-noun}} epistatic (plural epistatics)
  1. (genetics) Any material that causes epistasis. Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-epistatic-en-noun-0E0t9KGb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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