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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

auxotrophic Related Forms
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.

Browse dictionary entries near auxotrophic

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