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ALL meanings of prototroph

pro·to·troph
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  • noun prototroph a microorganism that has the same nutritional requirements as the parent organism. Compare auxotroph. 1
  • noun prototroph an organism or cell capable of synthesizing all its metabolites from inorganic material, requiring no organic nutrients. 1
  • noun prototroph a prototrophic life form 0
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