pro·phage (pr  f j )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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