wild type

Noun

Meaning

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wild type (plural wild types)

(biology) The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature

wild-type (plural wild-types)

Alternative spelling of wild type

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wild-type

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As of July 1, 2007, it is illegal in Florida to sell any wild type red-eared slider. citation Unusual color varieties such as albino and pastel red-eared sliders, which are derived from captive breeding, are still allowed for sale. Source: Internet

Appropriate vectors are selected and modified to express wild type ABCD1, which is then transplanted into the patients using a similar procedure as for a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. Source: Internet

For wild-type lambda, lysis occurs at about 50 minutes after the start of infection and releases around 100 virions. Source: Internet

Cultivated strains (e.g. E. coli K12) are well-adapted to the laboratory environment, and, unlike wild-type strains, have lost their ability to thrive in the intestine. Source: Internet

A wild-type embryo (top) is shown for comparison. Source: Internet

Females with recessive mutation crossed with wild-type males would yield the same phenotype as the wild-type, and any observable change to the phenotype would indicate that a mutation induced by the mutagen has occurred. Source: Internet

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