adj 1 a  of a gene  :  exhibiting hypostasis in the presence of a corresponding epistatic gene  b  of a hereditary character  :  suppressed by epistasis  :  appearing recessive to another character due to mediation by a hypostatic gene  2  :  depending on or due to hypostasis .
 
 
 
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