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) (genetics) Of or pertaining to epistasis. ==== Coordinate terms ==== epigenetic ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === epistatic (plural epistatics) (genetics) Any material that causes epistasis. === Anagrams === pistacite