wild-type
Natural genetic form
Wild-type describes the form of a gene, trait, or organism that predominates in natural populations—the genetic baseline before mutation or laboratory modification.
In genetics research, wild-type serves as the control against which variants are compared: The wild-type mice showed normal development, while the mutants exhibited tremors.
Often abbreviated WT.
Authority to direct
- baselineStandard for comparison
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- standardLevel of quality accepted
comparison · unmodified · native · parental · original · unmutated · natural · normal
Gene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- geneHereditary information unit
chromosome · DNA · locus · dominant · recessive · inheritance · sequencing · nucleotide
Excessive stretching force
- isolateSeparate from others
- specimenIndividual for examination
- stockGoods kept for sale
- lineageDescent from progenitors
population · colony · culture · progenitor · founder · inbred · outbred · laboratory
control
Authority to direct
standard · comparison · unmodified · native · parental · original · unmutated · natural · normal · default
allele
Gene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
gene · chromosome · DNA · locus · dominant · recessive · inheritance · sequencing · nucleotide · genomics
strain
Excessive stretching force
lineage · population · colony · culture · progenitor · founder · inbred · outbred · laboratory · model
wild-typemutant
Genetically altered organism
mutated · transgenic · genetically modified · knockout · engineered
wild-typemutant
Genetically altered organism
variant · aberrant · polymorphic · atypical · defective
wild, type, typical, wildly, wilderness, rewilding, wildness, wildfire, typify