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- Word comparison: auxotroph vs. prototroph
auxotroph vs. prototroph
noun
Biology.
a mutant organism, especially a microorganism, that has a nutritional requirement not shared by the parent organism.
noun
Biology.
a microorganism that has the same nutritional requirements as the parent organism.
an organism or cell capable of synthesizing all its metabolites from inorganic material, requiring no organic nutrients.