wild type
noun
: a phenotype, genotype, or gene that predominates in a natural population of organisms or strain of organisms in contrast to that of natural or laboratory mutant forms
also
: an organism or strain displaying the wild type
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Reintroducing wild type variants of the gene into the sequences of mutants resulted in the reversion back to wild type phenotype.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2011
And since then, that wild type has mutated.
—Donna M. Owens, Essence, 14 July 2021
Perinatal cerebrovascular fetal lesions was observed in two fetuses after infection with SARS-CoV-2 (wild type).
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
One sequence of drugs had a 38 percent to 100 percent probability of coaxing the bacteria to evolve back to a non-resistant wild type, while another had a probability between 60 percent and 100 percent.
—K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2016
Generally, these vaccines are formulated on the spike protein of the wild type SARS-CoV-2 strain.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
The lineages above the x-axis then are more fit against the baseline wild type (selection coefficients above 0.01 can be considered rather strong, with 0.08 very strong).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2012
Once out of every several million doses, the weakened virus reverted to the neurovirulence of the wild type, destroying those motor neurons and causing polio paralysis.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2022
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has rid the world of types 2 and 3 wild type polioviruses.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 July 2022
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2011
And since then, that wild type has mutated.
—Donna M. Owens, Essence, 14 July 2021
Perinatal cerebrovascular fetal lesions was observed in two fetuses after infection with SARS-CoV-2 (wild type).
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
One sequence of drugs had a 38 percent to 100 percent probability of coaxing the bacteria to evolve back to a non-resistant wild type, while another had a probability between 60 percent and 100 percent.
—K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2016
Generally, these vaccines are formulated on the spike protein of the wild type SARS-CoV-2 strain.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
The lineages above the x-axis then are more fit against the baseline wild type (selection coefficients above 0.01 can be considered rather strong, with 0.08 very strong).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2012
Once out of every several million doses, the weakened virus reverted to the neurovirulence of the wild type, destroying those motor neurons and causing polio paralysis.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2022
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has rid the world of types 2 and 3 wild type polioviruses.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 July 2022
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