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wild type

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.

wild type

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the typical form of a species of organism resulting from breeding under natural conditions

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