Question

What are differences between auxotroph and prototroph? Explain with example.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Prototroph:- Normal-Neurospora can be grown in minimal medium because Neurospora can make all essential nutrients required for it. This is krnown as Prototroph.

Auxotroph:- Mutant Neurospora do not have the capability of growing in minimal medium due to mutation process as it loses those genes which codes for the enzyme that helps to prepare some special nutrients for it. They gave one gene-one enzyme concept. This form is known as Auxotroph.