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wild type
This term is used exclusively within biological and genetic research to establish a baseline. It represents the "normal" version of a species as it exists in nature, providing a control group against which laboratory-induced or naturally occurring mutations are measured.
In a professional scientific register, it is used as a technical benchmark. While it refers to the most common form, it does not necessarily mean the "best" or "healthiest" form, but simply the standard reference point for a specific population.
Meanings
Examples
The researchers compared the mutant strain to the wild type to identify the gene responsible for the trait.
The researchers compared the mutant strain to the wild type to identify the gene responsible for the trait.
Is this sample the wild type or the modified version?
The wild type protein functions normally under standard physiological conditions.
I wonder if the wild type allele is dominant in this specific population.
We observed a significant difference in growth rates between the wild type and the knockout mice.
The wild type phenotype is characterized by a green stem and small leaves.
Let us check if the wild type sequence matches the reference genome.
The virus evolved from a wild type strain into a more virulent variant.