Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Wild type of cells which are unable to grow on minimal media and nutritional mutants are respectively known as

    A)  prototrophs, auxophytes

    B)  auxotrophs, prototrophs

    C)  prototypes and auxotrophs

    D)  prototrophs and auxotrophs

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Lederberg and Tatum while working on E. coli states that the strain of bacteria which can grow on simplest (minimal) media are called prototrophs and those mutant strains which require some specific substance to grow in addition with minimal media are called auxotrophs,


You need to login to perform this action.
You will be redirected in 3 sec spinner