prophage /pro·phage/ (pro´fāj) the latent stage of a phage in a lysogenic bacterium, in which the viral genome becomes inserted into a specific portion of the host chromosome and is duplicated in each cell generation.
pro·phage (pr  f j )n. The latent form of a bacteriophage in which viral genes are incorporated into bacterial chromosomes disrupting the bacterial cell. Also called probacteriophage. |
prophage
the latent stage of a bacteriophage in a lysogenic bacterium, in which the viral genome becomes inserted usually at a specific location within the host chromosome and is duplicated into each cell generation.
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