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prophage vs. provirus

[proh-feyj] / ˈproʊˌfeɪdʒ /

noun

Microbiology.
  1. a stable, inherited form of bacteriophage in which the genetic material of the virus is integrated into, replicated, and expressed with the genetic material of the bacterial host.

[proh-vahy-ruhs, proh-vahy-] / ˈproʊˌvaɪ rəs, proʊˈvaɪ- /

noun

plural

proviruses
  1. a viral form that is incorporated into the genetic material of a host cell.