auxotrophic
auxotrophic
Definition
auxo·trophic (ôk′sə träf′ik)
adjective
designating or of a mutant organism requiring more nutritional substances than its prototrophic parent because it has lost the ability to make a certain enzyme
Etymology: < Gr auxein, to increase + -trophic
aux′o·troph′ (-träf′) noun
auxotrophic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- requirement: You will also test yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) strains for their auxotrophic requirements and mating types.
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