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prophage
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[ˈprəʊfeɪdʒ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the genetic material of a bacteriophage, incorporated into the genome of a bacterium and able to produce phages if specifically activated
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Origin
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1950s: from pro- ‘before’ + phage
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