paramutation
A mutation in which a heritable change in one allele is induced by another in the same locus
Noun
- A mutation in which a heritable change in one allele is induced by another in the same locus
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English mutation English paramutation From para- + mutation.