High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Auxotrophy (Gr. αὐξάνω "to increase"; τροφιά "nourishment") is most commonly defined as the inability of an organism to synthesize a particular organic compound required for its growth (as defined by IUPAC). An auxotroph is an organism that displays this characteristic; auxotrophic is the corresponding adjective. Auxotrophy is the opposite of prototrophy,...