PROPHAGE


Meaning of PROPHAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprō-ˌfāj, -ˌfäzh ]

noun

Date: 1951

: an intracellular form of a bacteriophage in which it is harmless to the host, is usually integrated into the hereditary material of the host, and reproduces when the host does

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.