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epigenetic definition

epi·ge·netic (-jə net′ik)

adjective

  1. of, or having the nature of, epigenesis
  2. Geol.: said of ore deposits, structures, etc.
    1. produced on or near the surface of the earth
    2. formed or deposited later than the enclosing rocks

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