Definitions For Epistatic

Noun

EPISTATIC (plural EPISTATICs) (genetics) Any material that causes epistasis

Adjective

(not comparable) (genetics) Of or pertaining to epistasis

Etymology

Adjective form of epistasis; compare static and stasis. The adjectival use in genetics was {{coin, en, nocap=1, William Bateson, nat=English, occ=biologist, in=1909}} in his book Mendel's Principles of Heredity.

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pistacite

Is Epistatic a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
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Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Epistatic is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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