Sentence examples for epistasis from inspiring English sources
"epistasis" is a valid word in written English
It generally refers to the genetic relationship between two alleles when one allele masks the expression of another, and it is usually used in contexts related to biology. For example, "Epistasis can be seen when the fur color of a certain animal is determined by the combination of two alleles."
noun
The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one
"Epistasis" had promising moments, but like "Warehouse" it had too many freezes, and it turned dancers touching each other into a fetish.
They present two works, "Warehouse Under the Hudson" (a New York premiere) and "Epistasis" (2011); the cast features several of Mr. Schumacher's City Ballet colleagues.
"The Impulse" is a response to a poem by Cynthia Zarin, while the credits for "Epistasis" include "Abstract Libretto" by Kevin Draper.
That is, he claims interactions among genes, or epistasis, contribute to local adaptation.
Considered as a "developmental invariant" in reproduction, solely obeying the Mendelian laws in its transmission from one generation to the next, the classical gene provided a kind of inertia principle against which the effects of both developmental (epistasis, inhibition, position effects etc).
In addition, more careful studies have reduced Ford's estimates of the magnitude of the average genic selection coefficient by about two thirds [cf. Cook and Jones 1996].) A very similar effect on the 'gene's eye view' of selection is caused by additive-by-additive epistasis (Goodnight and Wade 2000; Wade 2001 , 2002.
Although "Epistasis" shared similar elements — including an abstruse libretto about two satellites in love — this second ballet looked more abstract and the better for it.
The string sounds in "Epistasis" — whose score by Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, Amanda Lawrence and David Moss was arranged here by Mr. Ludwig-Leone — also cover a surprising range.
(Burke) Fridays at Noon (Friday) Members of Satellite Ballet and Collective share excerpts from "Warehouse Under the Hudson" and "Epistasis," by the company's resident choreographer Troy Schumacher, a corps dancer with New York City Ballet.
