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PROPHAGE

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pro⋅phage

  [proh-feyj]
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–noun Microbiology.
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.
Origin:
1950–55; shortening of F probactériophage; see pro- 1 , bacteriophage
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pro·phage   (prō'fāj')   
n.  The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genes are incorporated into the bacterial chromosomes without causing disruption of the bacterial cell.

[Short for French probactériophage : Greek pro-, before; see pro-2 + French bactériophage, bacteriophage; see bacterio- + Greek -phagos, -phage.]
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Main Entry: pro·phage
Pronunciation: 'prO-"fAj, -"fäzh
Function: noun
: an intracellular form of a bacteriophage in which it is harmless to thehost, is usually integrated into the hereditary material of the host, and reproduces when the host does
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prophage pro·phage (prō'fāj')
n.
The latent form of a bacteriophage in which viral genes are incorporated into bacterial chromosomes disrupting the bacterial cell. Also called probacteriophage.

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