prototrophic
/ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊfɪk/ /ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈtrɒfɪk/Biology
adjective
Of a microorganism: able to grow in a simple artificial medium without the specific supplementary nutrition required by an auxotrophic counterpart, especially as a result of genetic reversion to the wild-type condition.
Origin
Early 20th century (in an earlier sense). From proto- + -trophic.
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