| Wahlund effect |
| A subdivided population contains fewer heterozygotes
than predicted despite the fact that all subdivisions are in Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium. |
| western blotting |
| A technique for identifying a particular
protein using antibodies after electrophoretic separation in a gel
and transfer to a membrane. See Southern blotting. |
| wild-type |
| The genotype or phenotype that is found
in nature or in the standard laboratory stock for a given organism.
The phenotype of a particular organism when first seen in nature.
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| Wilm's tumour |
| A childhood kidney cancer caused by the
inactivation of a tumour suppressor gene. |
| 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. Referring
to the reduced constraint of the third base of an anticodon as compared
with the other bases thus allowing additional complementary base
pairings. |
