What is a prophage?
A) It is a bacterial cell about to lyse.
B) It is an underdeveloped lytic virus.
C) It is phage DNA that is integrated into viral DNA.
D) It is phage DNA that is integrated into bacterial DNA.
E) It is when the phage is attached to the cell surface of the bacterium.

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A prophage is formed when a bacteriophage (a virus that infects bacteria) injects its DNA into a bacterial cell, and this viral DNA then becomes integrated into the bacterial DNA. This allows the phage to be replicated along with the bacterial DNA when the bacterium divides.

What Is a Prophage