Auxotrophic mutations have been extremely useful to study a number of processes in E.coli.
a)Briefly define the term "auxotrophic."
b)Suppose you were given two unlabeled tubes,one that contains a methionine auxotroph and the other that contains a leucine auxotroph.Design an experiment to determine which auxotroph is found in each tube.
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