Practice mode Acellular Life (Viruses)

In the lysogenic cycle, phage DNA that has become part of the bacterial chromosome is called a ____.

Correct answer C. prophage

Explanation

Integrated phage DNA, termed a prophage, stays dormant and is copied along with the bacterial chromosome each time the cell divides.

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