Medical Definition of Temperate phage

1. A bacteriophage that integrates its DNA into that of the host (lysogeny) as opposed to virulent phages that lyse the host. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temperate Phage

temper tantrums
tempera
temperable
temperament
temperamental
temperamentalities
temperamentality
temperamentally
temperaments
temperance
temperances
temperancy
temperas
temperate
temperate bacteriophage
temperate phage (current term)
temperate rain forest
temperate rainforest
temperate virus
temperate zone
temperate zones
temperately
temperateness
temperatenesses
temperative
temperature
temperature-compensated vaporiser
temperature-sensitive mutant
temperature change
temperature coefficient

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