wild type

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.

wild type

noun

1. biology the typical form of a species of organism resulting from breeding under natural conditions

Other Words From

• wild-type adjective

Example Sentences

The wild-type mice were given random compounds, along with half of the mutants.

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But killing bacteria, especially fully armed wild-type bacteria?

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The F1 (wild-type) flies from bow male by arc female were inbred.

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Whether the latter represents a truly wild type now extinct, cannot be determined.

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When yellow (not-sable) females were mated to (not-yellow) sable males they gave wild-type (gray) daughters and yellow sons.

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Sable males of the purified stock were mated to wild females and gave wild-type (gray) males and females.

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Yellow sable males were bred to wild females and F1 consisted of wild-type males and females.

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