epistasis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 9
/ɪˈpɪstəsɪs/
Definition of epistasis
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίστασις (epístasis, “stopping”), from ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi, “stop”), from ἐφ- (eph-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make to stand”). The use in genetics was coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1909 in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity.
Words you can make from epistasis
190 playable · top: EPITASIS (10 pts)
Best play epitasis 10 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
8 words6-letter words
25 words- PASSES 8 pts
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5-letter words
43 words- APSES 7 pts
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4-letter words
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3-letter words
42 words- APE 5 pts
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2-letter words
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