different between auxotrophic vs auxotrophy
auxotrophic
English
Adjective
auxotrophic (comparative more auxotrophic, superlative most auxotrophic)
- (biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
Related terms
- auxotroph
- auxotrophy
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auxotrophy
English
Etymology
auxo- +? -trophy
Noun
auxotrophy (usually uncountable, plural auxotrophies)
- (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
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