Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 7SA
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The similarity between prophage and provirus.

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Lysogeny is the property of bacteriophage in which, the virus inserts its genome in the bacterial genome, but latency is the property of animal viruses in which the genome is inserted inside the genome of the animal cell.

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The difference between prophage and provirus

Introduction:

Lysogeny is the property of bacteriophage in which, it inserts its genome known as prophage inside the bacterial genome, but in latency, the animal viruses its genome known as provirus is inserted inside the genome of the animal cell.

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