Algtüvi
Algtüvi is a term used in biology, particularly in microbiology and virology, to denote the original or ancestral strain from which descendant strains are derived. The word combines alg- (origin or base) with tüvi (strain or variant), reflecting its role as a reference point in genetic and phenotypic studies.
In practice, an algtüvi serves as the baseline for comparative analyses. It often corresponds to the wild-type
Algtüvi is distinct from related terms. A tüvi generally means any strain or variant, not necessarily the
Notes on usage indicate that algtüvi is context-dependent and more common in Estonian scientific literature describing