auxotroph

(thing) by BioTech (1.7 wk) Sun Jun 02 2002 at 1:33:12

An organism that requires a specific growth factor (an amino acid, for example) for its growth.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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