Dominance vs. Epistasis

Dominancenoun

The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.

Dominancenoun

Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.

Dominancenoun

(physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.

Dominancenoun

The property of a gene such that it suppresses the expression of its allele.

Dominancenoun

Predominance; ascendency; authority.

Dominancenoun

superior development of one side of the body

Dominancenoun

the state that exists when one person or group has power over another;

Dominancenoun

the power or right to give orders or make decisions;

Epistasisnoun

(genetics) The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.

Epistasisnoun

the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

Epistasis

Epistasis is a phenomenon in genetics in which the effect of a gene mutation is dependent on the presence or absence of mutations in one or more other genes, respectively termed modifier genes. In other words, the effect of the mutation is dependent on the genetic background in which it appears.