Prototroph
Translation of "prototroph" into Russian
prototroph
NounUK
/ˈprəʊtəʊtrɒf/
US
/ˈproʊtəˌtrɔf/
prototrophs pl
The prototroph was able to grow on minimal medium without supplements.
Прототроф смог расти на минимальной среде без добавок.
Definitions
prototroph
NounUK
/ˈprəʊtəʊtrɒf/
US
/ˈproʊtəˌtrɔf/
An organism that can synthesize all its amino acids, nucleotides, and other cellular constituents from inorganic nutrients, and therefore does not require any growth factors.
The wild-type strain of the bacterium is a prototroph, capable of growing on minimal medium without any supplements.
A mutant or recombinant organism that has regained the ability to grow on minimal medium after losing an auxotrophic requirement.
Several prototrophs appeared among the auxotrophic colonies after the back-cross experiment.
Idioms and phrases
cross with a prototroph
The experiment involved crossing the mutant with a prototroph.
скрестить с прототрофом
Эксперимент включал скрещивание мутанта с прототрофом.
identify a prototroph
Researchers worked to identify a prototroph among the mutants.
выявить прототроф
Исследователи пытались выявить прототроф среди мутантов.
prototroph strain
The prototroph strain can grow on minimal media.
прототрофный штамм
Прототрофный штамм может расти на минимальной среде.
revert to a prototroph
Some auxotrophs can revert to a prototroph under certain conditions.
рецидивировать в прототроф
Некоторые ауксотрофы могут рецидивировать в прототроф при определённых условиях.
select for prototrophs
The scientists used this technique to select for prototrophs.
отбирать прототрофы
Учёные использовали этот метод для отбора прототрофов.