Search Results for: phage
Bacteriophage
Definition noun, plural: bacteriophages A virus capable of infecting a bacterial cell, and may cause lysis to its host... Read More
Temperate phage
Definition noun, plural: temperate phages A bacteriophage that displays lysogenic life cycle in contrast to virulent phage... Read More
Defective bacteriophage
Defective bacteriophage a temperate bacteriophage mutant whose genome does not contain all of the normal components and... Read More
Lysogenic conversion
Lysogenic conversion --> lysogeny (Science: virology) The ability of some phages to survive in a bacterium as a result of... Read More
Fluctuation test
Fluctuation test (Science: investigation) test devised by Luria and Delbruck to determine whether genetic variation in a... Read More
Dna ligase
Dna ligase (Science: enzyme molecular biology) enzyme involved in dna replication. The dna ligase of E. Coli seals nicks in... Read More
Eclipse phase
Eclipse phase --> eclipse period The time between infection by (or induction of) a bacteriophage, or other virus, and the... Read More
Recombinant DNA
Definition noun Genetically-engineered DNA molecule formed by splicing fragments of DNA from a different source or from... Read More