different between autotrophy vs auxotrophy

autotrophy

English

Etymology

auto- +? -trophy

Noun

autotrophy (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy

Related terms

  • autotroph

Translations

autotrophy From the web:

  • what autotrophs
  • what autotrophs are found in this food web
  • what autotrophs is also a producer
  • what autotrophic means
  • what autotrophs use chemosynthesis
  • what autotrophic organism
  • what's autotrophic nutrition
  • what autotrophs do


auxotrophy

English

Etymology

auxo- +? -trophy

Noun

auxotrophy (usually uncountable, plural auxotrophies)

  1. (biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.

Related terms

  • auxotroph, auxotrophic, auxotrophically
  • autotrophy

Coordinate terms

  • prototrophy

auxotrophy From the web:

  • what does auxotrophy mean
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