wild type

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature.
  2. The phenotype of the dominant allele (heterozygous genotype or homozygous dominant genotype).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

wild type wild types wild-type wildtype

Related words

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