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prophages

prophages is the plural of prophage.

Meaning of prophage

Noun

prophage (plural prophages)

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

Questions about prophages

What is prophages the plural of?
Prophages is the plural of prophage.

Words near prophages in the dictionary

  1. propfan
  2. propfans
  3. prophaethontid
  4. prophaethontids
  5. prophage
  6. prophages
  7. prophagic
  8. prophagocytic
  9. prophalangopsid
  10. prophalangopsids
  11. prophalloin

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