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Prophage Uncommon

Origin: French suffix -age

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Definitions
Noun
1

The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.

See Also
chromosome prophagic host latent shiga toxin viral bacteriophage genome
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Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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