Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    A nutritionally wild type organism, which does not require any additional growth supplement is known as

    A)  phenotype      

    B)  holotype

    C)  auxotroph      

    D)  prototroph

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    An organism (such as bacterium) that will grow on a minimal medium is called a prototroph while a mutant of it that will not grow on a minimal medium but requires the addition of some compound like an amino acid or vitamin is called auxotroph.


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