wild type

noun — 2 senses

wild type

noun
1

Biology, Ecology, Natural sciences The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature.

2

Biology, Ecology, Natural sciences The phenotype of the dominant allele (heterozygous genotype or homozygous dominant genotype).

Related terms
in the wild, garden variety

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