Differences between auxotrophs and prototrophs
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a microorganism that has the same nutritional requirements as the parent organism. Compare auxotroph. an organism or cell capable of synthesizing all its metabolites from inorganic material, requiring no organic nutrients.
Auxotrophy is the inability of an organism to synthesize a particular organic compound required for its growth (as defined by IUPAC). An auxotroph is an organism that displays this characteristic; auxotrophic is the corresponding adjective
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difference between prototroph and auxotroph. is thatprototroph is (biology) any microorganism that can synthesize its nutrients from inorganic material whileauxotroph is any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation.
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