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adj
Of or relating to epigenesis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, chemistry, genetics, geography, geology, medicine, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of or relating to epigenetics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- English genetic English epigenetic From epi- + genetic.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
