Definitions for "Wild Type"
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strains of viruses found in nature as opposed to strains that have mutated within a laboratory setting or in the body over time.
the normal, typical phenotype of a virus or other organism before genetic mutation takes place.
A gene, cell or organism that displays the typical phenotype and/ or genotype for the species and is therefore adopted as a standard.
The genotype or phenotype that is found in normally in nature for a given organism.
(of an organism or gene) predoininating in the wild population (C. D. Darlington & K. Mather, The elements of genetics, 1949, London, Allen & Unwin).
An individual with the normal phenotype.
A strain of microorganism isolated from nature. The usual or native form of a gene or organism.
The phenotype characteristic of individuals of a species that predominate under natural conditions.
A naturally occurring strain of virus that exists in the population.
An organism as found in nature; the dominant allele usually found in nature, and from which mutations produce other dominants or recessives alleles.
The phenotype that is predominant in the majority of individuals of a species in the natural environment, chosen to be the standard for comparing other phenotypes.
The most frequent allele or genotype found in nature, or a specified organism against which mutants are defined.
The typical form of an organism as one would expect to find it in nature. Those organisms that are not wild type strains differ due to domestication, natural mutation, or laboratory mutation.
A particular genetic variant of an organism that is typically reared in the laboratory. Often this variant is derived quite directly from individuals collected from a natural habitat, and it is selected to be genetically uniform and physiologically robust. Genetic mutations are then introduced into the wild type genetic background, in order to identify the genes involved in particular biological processes.
The form of an organism that occurs most frequently in nature.
normal, nonmutant form of an organism; the form found in nature (in the wild).
The form of a gene or allele that is considered "standard" or most common.
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. For cats, this is the shorthaired brown-striped tabby.
The phenotype characteristic of the majority of individuals of a species under natural conditions. ( 20)
the phenotype occurring normally or with the greatest frequency in a population.
Wild type, sometimes written wildtype or wild-type, is the typical form of an organism, strain, gene, or characteristic as it occurs in nature. Wild type refers to the most common phenotype in the natural population. The phenotype can be dominant or recessive.