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Chromosome vs Prophage - What's the difference?

chromosome | prophage |

As nouns the difference between chromosome and prophage

is that chromosome is (biology|cytology) a structure in the cell nucleus that contains dna, histone protein, and other structural proteins while prophage is (biology) the latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.

chromosome

English

(wikipedia chromosome)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology, cytology) A structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA, histone protein, and other structural proteins.
    • There have been documented cases of morphologically male transgenders having XX chromosomes .

    Derived terms

    * chromosomal * isochromosome * X chromosome * Y chromosome

    External links

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    prophage

    English

    (wikipedia prophage)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.