adjective
- relating to or denoting a gene or allele that suppresses or masks the effect of another gene or allele at a different locus
Usage: genetics; technical
Examples
- The epistatic gene prevented the expression of the recessive trait in the offspring.
- Researchers identified an epistatic interaction between two genes that affected disease susceptibility.
- In this cross, the epistatic allele masks the phenotype of the other gene.
- Epistatic effects complicate the prediction of inheritance patterns in complex traits.
- The study examined epistatic relationships among multiple genetic loci.