##  [Epistasis](/epistasis) 

  ##  [Epistasis](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/epistasis-0) 

  

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Definition

A non-additive interaction between genes in which the phenotypic effect of an allele at one locus depends on the alleles present at one or more other loci.