SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Prophage is a segment of Viral DNA incorporated into the host DNA. This DNA replicates along with the host DNA. This is a form of replication in virus where for a certain period of time the host cell is kept intact. This kind of reproduction in virus is called lysogenic type of reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -A prophage is a bacteriophage (often shortened to “phage") genome that is integrated into the circular bacterial chromosome or exists as an extrachromosomal plasmid within the bacterial cell. Integration of prophages into the bacterial host is the characteristic step of the lysogenic cycle of temperate phages.

Detailed explanation-3: -A prophage is a bacteriophage genome which is inserted and integrated into the circular bacterial DNA chromosome. This is a latent form of a phage in which the viral genes are present in the bacterium without causing disruption of the bacterial cell.