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Prophase vs Prophage - What's the difference?

prophase | prophage |

As nouns the difference between prophase and prophage

is that prophase is the first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes while prophage is the latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.

prophase

English

Noun

(wikipedia prophase) (prophases)
  • the first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes
  • the first stage of meiosis

    • See also

    *prometaphase *metaphase *anaphase *telophase

    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.