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strain (strān) to overexercise. excessive effort or exercise. an overstretching or overexertion of some part of the musculature. to filter or separate. a group of organisms within a species or variety, characterized by some particular quality, as rough or smooth strains of bacteria. wild-type strain
the strain used as a standard for a given species or variety of organism, usually presumed to be the type found in nature.
See also wild type.
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