Wildplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigWild: refers to organisms that grow in wild populations. Not to be confused with wildtype.: refers to organisms that grow in wildplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigWild: refers to organisms that grow in wild populations. Not to be confused with wildtype. populations. Not to be confused with wildtypeplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigWildtype: a reference strain of an organism that scientists operationally define as “normal” to which mutants are compared. Not to be confused with wild organisms..