prophage

[US]/[ˈprɒʊfeɪdʒ]/
[UK]/[ˈproʊfeɪdʒ]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Bakteerikromosomin sisään sijoittunut viruksen DNA-jono, joka on kykyinen poistumiseen ja sen jälkeen lytiksyklin indusoimiseen; viruksen DNA-jono, joka on integroitu isäntägenomiin ja pysyy suunnitelmassa.

Phrases & Collocations

prophage state

profiisivaihe

induced prophage

indusoitu profiisi

prophage excision

profiisin poistaminen

prophage integration

profiisin integrointi

prophage presence

profiisin läsnäolo

prophage represses

profiisi estää

prophage converted

profiisi muutettu

prophage insertion

profiisin lisäys

prophage remains

profiisi jää

prophage locus

profiisin sijainti

Example Sentences

the prophage remained latent within the bacterial genome.

induction of the prophage can lead to phage replication.

lysogenic conversion occurs when a prophage integrates into the host dna.

researchers study prophage presence in various bacterial strains.

the prophage can influence bacterial virulence factors.

horizontal gene transfer is facilitated by prophage integration.

prophage excision triggers the lytic cycle of the phage.

some prophages carry genes for antibiotic resistance.

the prophage's location within the genome is often stable.

environmental factors can trigger prophage activation.

prophage-carrying bacteria can impact human health significantly.

the prophage lifecycle involves lysogeny and the lytic cycle.

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