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Definition of Prophage
1. Noun. (biology) The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prophage
1. a form of virus [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prophage
Literary usage of Prophage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bacterial Blight of Rice: Proceedings of the International Workshop on by International Rice Research Institute (1989)
"These phages affect the genetic make-up of the infected bacterium by adding the
phage DNA in the so-called prophage state, which gives rise to a lysogenized ..."
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