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Vinony

paramutable

adjective

  1. in a position to be paramutated by another allele
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From para- + mutable.

  1. Able to undergo paramutation

    “An interesting genetic phenomenon is paramutation, where a methylated epiallele can silence a paramutable allele in heterozygous progeny with the acquisition of methylated DNA. However in this case, methylation appears to be rather the consequence of gene silencing than the cause.”