wild type
wild type
nounDefinition of WILD TYPE
: 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
—wild–type adjective
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