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 Definition: The condition where one gene suppresses the expression of another gene (and therefore whatever phenotype it is responsible for), when the two genes are not alternate alleles of the same phenotype. The gene which does the suppressing is called the epistatic gene.
 
 Synonyms: epistasis
 

 

 

 

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