Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 290
Question: An auxotroph is [DPMT 1982; CMC Vellore 1994]
Options:
A) A plant that responds by bending towards the sun
B) A plant that is able to synthesize its own carbohydrates
C) Mutant which has lost its ability to synthesize one or more essential compounds
D) An organism that depends on another organism for meeting its nutritional requirements
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
In 1944, Beadle and Tatum irradiated Neurospora crassa with X-rays and obtained a number of nutritional mutants called auxotrophs.
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