A(n) ________ is a bacterial virus which is integrated into the host cell DNA

A) lytic phage
B) prophage
C) plasmid
D) transposon
E) insertion phage


B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Viral Replication
Learning Outcome: 13.9

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