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(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation..
There are reasons for believing that the mutation rates to auxotrophy are in general higher than the rates to prototrophy.
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Auxotrophy means (biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation..
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There are reasons for believing that the mutation rates to auxotrophy are in general higher than the rates to prototrophy.
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