In a laboratory culture of E. coli, a viral genome integrates into the bacterial chromosome and replicates along with it. What is this integrated viral DNA termed?
Q1. In a laboratory culture of E. coli, a viral genome integrates into the bacterial chromosome and replicates along with it. What is this integrated viral DNA termed?
Answer: Prophage
Explanation: The prophage is the integrated viral genome in lysogeny. A provirus refers specifically to integrated eukaryotic viral DNA like HIV.