probacteriophage
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probacteriophage — pro·bacteriophage … English syllables
probacteriophage — |prō+ noun Etymology: pro (I) + bacteriophage : prophage … Useful english dictionary
bacteriophage — A virus with specific affinity for bacteria. Bacteriophages have been found in association with essentially all groups of bacteria, including the Cyanobacteria; like other viruses they contain either (but never both) RNA or DNA and vary in… … Medical dictionary
prophage — /proh fayj /, n. Microbiol. 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. [1950 55; shortening of F… … Universalium
induction — 1. Production or causation. 2. Production of an electric current or magnetic state in a body by electricity or magnetism in another body close to the first body. 3. The period from the start of anesthesia to the establishment of a depth of … Medical dictionary
prophage — SYN: probacteriophage. defective p. defective bacteriophage. * * * pro·phage prō .fāj, .fäzh n an intracellular form of a bacteriophage in which it is harmless to the host, is usu. integrated into the hereditary material of the host, and… … Medical dictionary
transduction — 1. Transfer of genetic material (and its phenotypic expression) from one cell to another by viral infection. 2. A form of genetic recombination in bacteria … Medical dictionary
prophage — pro•phage [[t]ˈproʊˌfeɪdʒ[/t]] n. mcr 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 • Etymology: 1950–55;… … From formal English to slang
