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Meaning of "prototrophic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTOTROPHIC

prototrophic  [ˌprəʊtəˈtrɒfɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTOTROPHIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prototrophic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROTOTROPHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Auxotrophy

Auxotrophy is the inability of an organism to synthesize a particular organic compound required for its growth. An auxotroph is an organism that displays this characteristic; auxotrophic is the corresponding adjective. Auxotrophy is the opposite of prototrophy, which is characterized by the ability to synthesize all the compounds needed for growth. The method of replica plating implemented by Esther Lederberg included auxotrophs that were temperature-sensitive; that is, their ability to synthesize was temperature-dependent. Multiple auxotrophs can also coexist at the same time, within the same organism. In genetics, a strain is said to be auxotrophic if it carries a mutation that renders it unable to synthesize an essential compound. For example, a yeast mutant with an inactivated uracil synthesis pathway gene is a uracil auxotroph. Such a strain is unable to synthesize uracil and will only be able to grow if uracil can be taken up from the environment. This is the opposite of a uracil prototroph, or in this case a wild-type strain, which can still grow in the absence of uracil.

Definition of prototrophic in the English dictionary

The definition of prototrophic in the dictionary is feeding solely on inorganic matter. Other definition of prototrophic is having no specific nutritional requirements.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTOTROPHIC


adrenocorticotrophic
əˌdriːnəʊˌkɔːtəkəʊˈtrɒfɪk
atrophic
əˈtrɒfɪk
autotrophic
ˌɔːtəˈtrɒfɪk
auxotrophic
ˌɔːksəˈtrɒfɪk
chemoheterotrophic
ˌkiːməʊˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk
dystrophic
dɪsˈtrɒfɪk
eutrophic
juːˈtrɒfɪk
gonadotrophic
ˌɡɒnədəʊˈtrɒfɪk
heterotrophic
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk
hypertrophic
ˌhaɪpəˈtrɒfɪk
lymphotrophic
ˌlɪmfəˈtrɒfɪk
mesotrophic
ˌmɛsəʊˈtrɒfɪk
mycotrophic
ˌmaɪkəʊˈtrɒfɪk
necrotrophic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈtrɒfɪk
neurotrophic
ˌnjʊərəˈtrɒfɪk
oligotrophic
ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈtrɒfɪk
photoautotrophic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌɔːtəʊˈtrɒfɪk
phototrophic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrɒfɪk
trophic
ˈtrɒfɪk
zootrophic
ˌzəʊəˈtrɒfɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTOTROPHIC

protospataire
protospathaire
protospatharius
protostar
protostele
protostelic
protostome
prototherian
prototroph
prototrophy
prototypal
prototype
prototypic
prototypical
prototypically
protoxide
protoxylem
protozoa
protozoal

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTOTROPHIC

anthroposophic
antistrophic
apostrophic
catastrophic
corticotrophic
diastrophic
geographic
geostrophic
heterostrophic
mixotrophic
monostrophic
octastrophic
pansophic
philosophic
polytrophic
saprotrophic
somatotrophic
strophic
theosophic
thyrotrophic
unphilosophic

Synonyms and antonyms of prototrophic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prototrophic» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

原养
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prototrophic
570 millions of speakers

English

prototrophic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prototrophic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنموذجية التغذي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прототрофным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prototróf
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Translator English - Bengali

prototrophic
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Translator English - French

prototrophique
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Translator English - Malay

Prototrofik
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Translator English - German

prototrophen
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Translator English - Japanese

原栄養
130 millions of speakers

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prototrophic
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Translator English - Javanese

Prototrofik
85 millions of speakers
vi

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prototrophic
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Translator English - Tamil

prototrophic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रोटोट्रॉफिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prototropık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prototrofici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prototroficzny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прототрофним
40 millions of speakers

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prototrophic
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el

Translator English - Greek

πρωτοτροφικών
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prototrophic
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sv

Translator English - Swedish

prototrof
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prototrophic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTOTROPHIC»

The term «prototrophic» is used very little and occupies the 154.187 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTOTROPHIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prototrophic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTOTROPHIC»

Discover the use of prototrophic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prototrophic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advances in Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Diagnosis And ...
... 6 Prototrophic Female IB-5 6 Prototrophic Male IB-13 8 Prototrophic Female IB- 5 7 Prototrophic Female IB-1 6 Pro-c Male IB-1 6 Pro-c 7 Female IA-3 22 Prototrophic 8 Male IA-3 6 Pro-c 9 Female IB-" 6 Prototrophic 10 Male IBa 6 Prototrophic ...
Richard Morisset, Edouard Kurstak, 1986
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Yeast Gene Analysis: Yeast Gene Analysis
Deletions are being created either by replacement of the target gene with suitable prototrophic markers such as LE U2, HIS3, URA3, and TRP1 (Rothstein, 1983, 1991), or with a dominant kanamycin resistance marker (see also Chapter 5).
‎1998
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Life: The Science of Biology
When different auxotrophic (mutant) strains of bacteria are grown together, do new prototrophic (wild-type) bacteria appear? Conclusion: The prototrophic colonies growing on minimal medium could have arisen only by genetic recombination.
William K. Purves, David Sadava, Gordon H. Orians
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Introduction to Genetic Analysis
In the reversion experiment for mutant 5, a particularly interesting prototrophic derivative is obtained. When this type is crossed with a standard wild-type strain, the progeny consist of 90 percent prototrophs and 10 percent auxotrophs. Give a  ...
Anthony J.F. Griffiths, 2008
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ADVANCES IN GENETICS
Alikhanian and Borisova (1961) examined the prototrophic recombinants selected from a cross of auxotrophic mutants of S. aureofaciens. Prototrophic recombinants produced more chlortetracycline than the auxotrophic parents but usually did ...
E. W. Caspari, 1979
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Solutions Manual for An Introduction to Genetic Analysis
In the reversion experiment for mutant 5, a particularly interesting prototrophic derivative is obtained. When this type is crossed with a standard wild-type strain, the progeny consist of 90 percent prototrophs and 10 percent auxotrophs. Give a  ...
‎2012
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METHODS IN CELL BIOLOGY
The prototrophic, or partially prototrophic, colonies are counted after 2-3 days of incubation at 37°C. The frequencies of regenerated bacteria and of prototrophs derived from them are calculated from all favorable dilutions available. Since both ...
David M. Prescott, 1978
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Yeasts in Natural and Artificial Habitats
In mass matings, hybrids between auxotrophic strains can be readily isolated by plating on selective (minimal) media. Zygotes obtained by mating of prototrophic strains can be isolated by micromanipulation and grown into diploid cultures.
John F.T. Spencer, Dorothy M. Spencer, 1997
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Essential Fungal Genetics
minimal medium, incubating long enough for prototrophic survivors to form colonies, which are marked, then a layer of medium supplemented with an appropriate metabolite is poured on to the plate and allowed to solidify. Colonies that grow ...
David Moore, LilyAnn Novak Frazer, 2002
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Modern Genetic Analysis: Integrating Genes and Genomes
In the reversion experiment for mutant 5. a particularly interesting prototrophic derivative is obtained. When this type is crossed with a standard wild-type strain, the progeny consist of 90 percent prototrophs and 10 percent auxotrophs. Give a  ...
Anthony J.F. Griffiths, 2002

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