An auxotroph is :

Question

An auxotroph is : (A) a plant that responds by bending towards sun (B) an organism that depends on another organism for meeting its nutritional requirements (C) a mutant which has lost its ability to synthesize one or more essential compounds (D) a plant that is able to synthesize its own carbohydrate

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Auxotrophs can be prepared by the process of mutation in which their ability to synthesize one or more essential compounds are lost. They require these additional compounds with minimal medium.

Q. An auxotroph is :

a plant that responds by bending towards sun

an organism that depends on another organism for meeting its nutritional requirements

a mutant which has lost its ability to synthesize one or more essential compounds

a plant that is able to synthesize its own carbohydrate

Auxotrophs can be prepared by the process of mutation in which their ability to synthesize one or more essential compounds are lost. They require these additional compounds with minimal medium.