Latent vs Prophage - What's the difference?
latent | prophage |
Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
* 2008 July 2, Joe Palca, “Scientists Make Herpes Breakthrough”, abstract, All Things Considered , National Public Radio
(biology) The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.
As an adjective latent
is existing or present but concealed or inactive.As a noun prophage is
the latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.latent
English
Adjective
(-)- Those infected with a herpes virus are infected for life. That’s because the virus goes "latent ." Sometimes, it awakes from its slumber, producing painful illnesses.
