A (Colony/plaque/prophage) Is a Clear Zone on a Bacterial Lawn

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Short Answer

A (colony/plaque/prophage) is a clear zone on a bacterial lawn where cells have been killed by the activity of a bacteriophage.

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Definitions:

Slavery In The Territories

A contentious pre-Civil War issue in the United States, centered around whether new territories should allow slavery, impacting the balance of power between free and slave states.

Popular Sovereignty

Program that allowed settlers in a disputed territory to decide the slavery issue for themselves; most closely associated with Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois.

Abraham Lincoln

The 16th President of the United States, who served from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, known for leading the country during the Civil War and abolishing slavery.

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