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Heterotropic vs Heterotrophic - What's the difference?

heterotropic | heterotrophic |

As adjectives the difference between heterotropic and heterotrophic

is that heterotropic is {{quote-journal|2000|date=October 27|Kenneth E. Prehoda et al.|Integration of Multiple Signals Through Cooperative Regulation of the N-WASP-Arp2/3 Complex|Science|link|doi=10.1126/science.290.5492.801|volume=290|issue=5492|pages=801-806 while heterotrophic is being a heterotroph.

heterotropic

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Adjective

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  • (chemistry)
  • *{{quote-journal, 2000, date=October 27, Kenneth E. Prehoda et al., Integration of Multiple Signals Through Cooperative Regulation of the N-WASP-Arp2/3 Complex, Science citation
    • , passage=This behavior is analogous to that of any cooperative binding protein, such as hemoglobin (18 , 19 ), although in this case, cooperativity is observed between heterotropic rather than homotropic ligands. }}

    Antonyms

    * homotropic

    heterotrophic

    English

    Adjective

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  • Being a heterotroph.