epistatic

English

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.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

epistatic (not comparable)

1. (genetics) Of or pertaining to epistasis.

Coordinate terms

• epigenetic

Noun

epistatic (plural epistatics)

1. (genetics) Any material that causes epistasis.

Anagrams

• pistacite