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prophage
[ proh-feyj ]
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.
prophage
/ ˈprəʊfeɪdʒ /
noun
- a virus that exists in a bacterial cell and undergoes division with its host without destroying it Compare bacteriophage
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prophage1
1950–55; shortening of French probactériophage; pro- 1, bacteriophage
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prophage1
C20: by contraction from French probactériophage; see pro- ², bacteriophage
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