How do you use Epistasis in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hypostasis, plus the exact meaning.
Epistasis in a sentence
Epistasis meaning
The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.
Synonyms of Epistasis
Using Epistasis
- The main meaning on this page is: The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.
- Useful related words include: hypostasis, organic process, biological process.
- In the example corpus, epistasis often appears in combinations such as: interactions epistasis, epistasis can.
Context around Epistasis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Epistasis
- In this selection, "epistasis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, interactions and fitness stand out and add context to how "epistasis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include genetic interactions epistasis can often and of fitness epistasis i e. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "epistasis" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with epistasis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Genetic interactions ( epistasis ) can often confound simple interpretations of such " knockout " studies. (12 words)
Genetic interactions ( epistasis ) can often confound simple interpretations of such "knock-out" or "knock-in" studies. (16 words)
A number of variations have been developed to attempt to improve performance of GAs on problems with a high degree of fitness epistasis, i.e. where the fitness of a solution consists of interacting subsets of its variables. (38 words)
A number of variations have been developed to attempt to improve performance of GAs on problems with a high degree of fitness epistasis, i.e. where the fitness of a solution consists of interacting subsets of its variables. (38 words)
Genetic interactions ( epistasis ) can often confound simple interpretations of such "knock-out" or "knock-in" studies. (16 words)
Genetic interactions ( epistasis ) can often confound simple interpretations of such " knockout " studies. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
A number of variations have been developed to attempt to improve performance of GAs on problems with a high degree of fitness epistasis, i.e. where the fitness of a solution consists of interacting subsets of its variables.
Genetic interactions ( epistasis ) can often confound simple interpretations of such "knock-out" or "knock-in" studies.
Genetic interactions ( epistasis ) can often confound simple interpretations of such " knockout " studies.
Common combinations with epistasis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: