Meaning of WILD TYPE

Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		The naturally-occuring, normal, non-mutated version of a gene. The original parent strain of a virus, bacteria, fruit fly, mouse, or other laboratory test organism. Often refers to how organisms are found naturally, in the wild, before mutations were induced by researchers.
Glossary
	Definition:		An organism as found in nature; the organism before it is genetically engineered. The form of an organism that occurs most frequently in nature.