wild type
Natural genetic form
Wild type refers to the typical form of an organism as it occurs in nature, before any genetic modification or mutation.
In genetics and biology, wild type serves as the baseline for comparison: The wild-type mice showed normal behavior, while the mutant mice displayed memory deficits.
Often abbreviated WT.
Standard for comparison
- controlAuthority to direct
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- standardLevel of quality accepted
comparison · unmodified · normal · original · native · parental · natural · unmutated
Gene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- DNAHereditary code molecule
chromosome · gene · locus · recessive · dominant · inheritance · genomics · nucleotide
baseline
Standard for comparison
standard · comparison · unmodified · normal · original · native · parental · natural · unmutated · stock
allele
Gene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
DNA · chromosome · gene · locus · recessive · dominant · inheritance · genomics · nucleotide · sequencing
wild typemutant
Genetically altered organism
mutant strain · knockout · transgenic · mutation · genetically modified
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