hyparchic

adjective

hy·​par·​chic

(ˈ)hi¦pärkik,

(ˈ)hī¦-

: affected by adjacent genes

—used of genes in mosaic tissues that do not manifest their effect if epistatic genes are present in adjacent tissues compare autarchic

Word History

Etymology

hypo- + -archic (as in autarchic)

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