A lysogen is a bacterial host cell that contains an integrated temperate phage genome, known as a prophage, within its own chromosome.

Lysogen

A prophage is the integrated genome of a bacteriophage that has incorporated into the host bacterium's chromosome during the lysogenic cycle.

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The phage DNA is incorporated into the host genome.

Integration of Bacteriophage

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