wild type
wild type
wild type
wild′ type`
n.
单词 | wild type |
释义 | wild typewild typewild typewild′ type`n. wild typewild type[′wīld ‚tīp]wild typewild typewild typewild typeGeneticsadjective Referring to an organism or gene locus that predominates in natural or normal populations. noun The normal condition of a whole organism (wild-type strain) or a particular mutation at a locus or site, which is indicated by a plus sign. The allele of a particular gene that confers the phenotype considered to be the "normal" type commonly found in natural populations. Because some DNA sequence polymorphisms do not produce different phenotypes, there can be multiple "wild-type" alleles of a gene. Molecular biology noun The naturally occurring phenotype of an organism; a strain of organism used as a standard reference with which to compare mutant derivatives. wild type(wīld tīp)wild typethe ‘normal’ PHENOTYPE present in a natural or laboratory population, as distinct from a MUTANT (2) type which often can survive only under artificial conditions. Wild type alleles are usually given a ‘plus’ symbol. Thus the wild type allele of the vestigial wing mutation (vg) in Drosophila is vg+. |
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