AUXOTROPHIC


Meaning of AUXOTROPHIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯk-sə-ˈtrō-fik ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek auxein to increase + -o- + English -trophic

Date: 1944

: requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism and reproduction by the parental or wild-type strain

auxotrophic mutants of bacteria

• aux·ot·ro·phy ȯk-ˈsä-trə-fē noun

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