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Modern Genetic Analysis Glossary
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Western blot Membrane carrying an imprint of proteins separated by electrophoresis. Can be probed with a labeled antibody to detect a specific protein.
wild type The genotype or phenotype that is found in nature or in the standard laboratory stock for a given organism.
wobble The ability of certain bases at the third position of an anticodon in tRNA to form hydrogen bonds in various ways, causing alignment with several possible codons.

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