What Is a Prophage

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is a prophage?

• A) It is a bacterial cell about to lyse.
• B) It is an underdeveloped lytic virus.
• C) It is phage DNA that is integrated into viral DNA.
• D) It is phage DNA that is integrated into bacterial DNA.
• E) It is when the phage is attached to the cell surface of the bacterium.

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