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Epistasis
For Epistasis we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Evolution, Genome and Yeast Genome.
Epistasis (Evolution) 
An interaction between the genes at two or more loci, such that the phenotype differs from at would be expected if the loci were expressed independently.
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Epistasis (Genome)
One gene interfers with or prevents the expression of another gene located at a different locus.
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Epistasis (Yeast Genome)
A type of genetic interaction: the nonreciprocal interaction of nonallelic genes in which the expression of one gene masks the expression of another. For example, if the expression of Gene A masks that of Gene B, Gene A is said to be epistatic to Gene B, whereas Gene B is hypostatic to Gene A.
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