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epistasis: a standalone construct

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Genetics

interaction between genes in which the effect of one gene depends on the alleles present at another.

In genetics, epistasis refers to interaction between genes in which the effect of one gene depends on the alleles present at another. This meaning comes from Phillips (2008) in Nature Reviews Genetics.[1]

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References

  1. Phillips, P. C. (2008). Epistasis: the essential role of gene interactions in the structure and evolution of genetic systems. Nature Reviews Genetics, 9(11), 855-867. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg2452

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