Medical Definition of Temperate phage

1. A bacteriophage that integrates its DNA into that of the host (lysogeny) as opposed to virulent phages that lyse the host. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Temperate Phage

temperament
temperament
temperamental
temperamentally
temperaments
temperance
temperance
temperances
temperas
temperate
temperate
temperately
temperateness
temperatenesses
temperate bacteriophage
temperate phage (current term)
temperate rain forest
temperate virus
Temperate Zone
temperature
temperature
temperature-compensated vaporiser
temperature-sensitive mutant
temperatures
temperature change
temperature coefficient
temperature gradient
temperature midpoint
temperature reduction
temperature scale

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