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Prophage vs Lysogeny - What's the difference?

prophage | lysogeny |

As nouns the difference between prophage and lysogeny

is that prophage is (biology) the latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome while lysogeny is the incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis.

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.

    • lysogeny

    English

    (wikipedia lysogeny)

    Noun

    (lysogenies)
  • The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis

    • Related terms

    * lysogenic * lytic