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===TO ADD: Auxotrophic=== | ===TO ADD: Auxotrophic=== | ||
Auxotrophy is an affliction in which an organism cannot produce the compounds necessary for its survival. For instance, humans cannot naturally produce vitamins, and must obtain them from their diet. Auxotrophy can occur in nature due to unfavorable mutations, and almost always leads to an organism's premature death. Auxotrophy can be applied in a laboratory setting by altering an organism so as to remove its ability to produce a necessary compound. For instance, one could employ PCR mediated gene disruption to insert a gene in such a way as to inhibit another gene from functioning. URAFor a list of common auxotrophic selective markers used in yeast, [http://www.yeastgenome.org/community/alleletable.shtml look here] | |||
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