- pro-phage
- The genome of a bacteriophage integrated into the chromosome of a lysogenic bacterial cell, and replicated along with its host chromosome.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
pro-phage
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pro|phage — «PROH fayj», noun. a fusion of the genetic material of a virus with that of a host bacterium, capable under certain circumstances of becoming a group of viral particles; provirus. ╂[< pro 2 + Greek phageîn eat] … Useful english dictionary
phage — pig·men·to·phage; poly·phage; pro·phage; phy·to·phage; vi·tel·lo·phage; … English syllables
prophage — pro·phage … English syllables
prophage — pro•phage [[t]ˈproʊˌfeɪdʒ[/t]] n. mcr a stable, inherited form of bacteriophage in which the genetic material of the virus is integrated into, replicated, and expressed with the genetic material of the bacterial host • Etymology: 1950–55;… … From formal English to slang
prophage — SYN: probacteriophage. defective p. defective bacteriophage. * * * pro·phage prō .fāj, .fäzh n an intracellular form of a bacteriophage in which it is harmless to the host, is usu. integrated into the hereditary material of the host, and… … Medical dictionary
lysogeny — A condition in which a bacteriophage genome (pro phage) survives within a host bacterium, either as part of the host chromosome or as part of an extrachromosomal element, and does not initiate lysis … Glossary of Biotechnology
Prophage — Pro|pha̱ge [↑pro... u. ↑Phage] m; n, n (meist Mehrz.): nicht bakteriolytisch wirkende Vorform der ↑Bakteriophagen … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
prophage — ˈprōˌfāj noun ( s) Etymology: pro (I) + phage : an intracellular form of various bacterial viruses in which the virus is harmless to the host and protects it from the attack of active viruses … Useful english dictionary
prophage — (pro føeīj) The latent form of a temperate phage that remains within the lysogen, usually integrated into the host chromosome … Dictionary of microbiology
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