Medical Dictionary
auxotrophic
adj auxo·tro·phic \ˌȯk-sə-ˈtrō-fik\
Medical Definition of AUXOTROPHIC
: requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism and reproduction of the parental or wild-type strain <auxotrophic bacterial mutants>—compare prototrophic
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