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The concept of Wildtype can refer to a gene, phenotype or genotype, and is the most typical form of a species in nature/ a natural breeding population- i.e it is unmodified and so not a mutant. An Allele that is deemed Wildtype is the one which shows the highest gene frequency and its characteristics are assumed to be non harmful to the organism. The wiltype allele is indicated by a superscript +. | The concept of Wildtype can refer to a gene, phenotype or genotype, and is the most typical form of a species in nature/ a natural breeding population- i.e it is unmodified and so not a mutant. | ||
An Allele that is deemed Wildtype is the one which shows the highest gene frequency and its characteristics are assumed to be non harmful to the organism. | |||
The wiltype allele is indicated by a superscript +. Wildtypes are very useful in reasearh, as specific mutations can be introduced and there effects can be compared to naturally occuring genotypes and phenotypes. | |||
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Revision as of 11:17, 6 December 2018
The concept of Wildtype can refer to a gene, phenotype or genotype, and is the most typical form of a species in nature/ a natural breeding population- i.e it is unmodified and so not a mutant.
An Allele that is deemed Wildtype is the one which shows the highest gene frequency and its characteristics are assumed to be non harmful to the organism.
The wiltype allele is indicated by a superscript +. Wildtypes are very useful in reasearh, as specific mutations can be introduced and there effects can be compared to naturally occuring genotypes and phenotypes.