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wild type

 
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–noun Genetics.
1. an organism having an appearance that is characteristic of the species in a natural breeding population.
2. the form or forms of a gene commonly occurring in nature in a given species.
Related forms:
wild-type, adjective
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Main Entry: wild type
Function: noun
: a phenotype, genotype, or gene that predominates in a natural population of organisms or strain of organisms in contrast to that ofnatural or laboratory mutant forms; also : an organism or strain displaying the wild type —wild–type adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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wild type n.
The typical form of an organism, strain, gene, or characteristic as it occurs in nature, as distinguished from mutant forms that may result from selective breeding.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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