wild typen.
/ˈwʌɪl(d) tʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈwaɪl(d) ˌtaɪp/ Genetics.
The type of strain, gene, or characteristic that prevails among individuals in natural conditions, as opposed to an atypical mutant type. Frequently attributive or as adj.
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wild type1914
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wild type1914
1913 C. B. Bridges in Jrnl. Exper. Zool. XV. 587 When a female [Drosophila] with white eyes is mated to a wild male with red eyes, the daughters have red, and the sons, white eyes.]
1914 C. B. Bridges in Science 17 July 107/2 Half of the wild-type daughters..when out-crossed to barred males..gave exceptions as follows:..Exceptions. 5% of both sexes. Wild type ♀; barred ♂.
1932 Amer. Naturalist 66 323 That the suppressor is a translocated wild-type allelomorph rather than a mutation in another gene has been proved in certain cases.
1946 Nature 19 Oct. 558/1 These include wild-type strains [of E. coli] with no growth-factor deficiencies, and single mutant types requiring only thiamin or phenylalanine.
1970 Sci. Amer. Mar. 103/1 Most mutant genes are nonfunctional or do something very different from wild-type genes, so that they can be easily distinguished.
1970 Nature 22 Aug. 806/1 Albinism is monofactorial and is recessive to wild type pigmentation.
1976 Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 30 90 A number of compounds produce phenocopies of morphological mutants when added to the growth medium of wild type.
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