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auxotroph

[awk-suh-trof, -trohf]

noun

Biology.

  1. a mutant organism, especially a microorganism, that has a nutritional requirement not shared by the parent organism.

auxotroph

/ ˈɔːəٰəʊ /

noun

  1. a mutant strain of microorganism having nutritional requirements additional to those of the normal organism

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • auxotrophic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of auxotroph1

1950–55; back formation from auxotrophic; auxo-, trophic

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