Definition of wild type in English English dictionary
The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature
The typical form of an organism, strain, gene, or characteristic as it occurs in nature, as distinguished from mutant forms that may result from selective breeding
Animal or allele that functions normally and represents a common type found in natural populations at a frequency of at least one percent See Wild Type in the MGI Glossary
The genotype or phenotype that is found in nature or in the standard laboratory stock for a given organism The phenotype of a particular organism when first seen in nature