Prophage
What is a Prophage? Explained in an easy to understand way:
What's Covered in the Video:
Imagine you have a closet where you store your winter clothes during the summer months. Just like how those clothes are tucked away, out of sight but still present, a prophage is a piece of viral DNA that quietly integrates itself into the bacterial host’s DNA. In this analogy, the closet represents the bacterial DNA, while the stored winter clothes symbolize the viral DNA, lying dormant and undisturbed until it's needed or activated.
Practice Version
Prophage: The DNA from a virus that is embedded in the bacterial hosts DNA. Prophage. A prophage is a viral DNA segment that integrates into a bacterium's genome, lying dormant until it can reproduce and spread.