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