sensitive to 5-fluoroorotic acid
A phenotype observed in the vegetative growth phase of the life cycle in which cells show increased sensitivity to 5-fluoroorotic acid (5-FOA). Cells stop growing (and may die) at a concentration of 5-FOA that allows wild type cells to grow.
FYPO:0000127
increased sensitivity to chemical during vegetative growth
is_a
hypersensitive to 5-fluoroorotic acid
exact
sensitive to 5-FOA
exact
sensitive to 5-fluoroorotic acid during mitotic cell cycle
related
sensitive to 5-fluoroorotic acid during vegetative growth
exact