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wild type

noun

  1. phenotype of the typical form of a species as it occurs in nature. Most prevalent allele – i.e., the one with the highest gene frequency – is the one deemed as wild type
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature.
  2. The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature.