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Definition
: Specific loci on both the bacterial DNA (attB) and the phage DNA (attP) which delineate the sites where recombination takes place between them, as the phage DNA becomes integrated (inserted) into the BACTERIAL DNA during LYSOGENY.
do not confuse with VIRUS ATTACHMENT or RECEPTORS, VIRUS
See Also
Lysogeny
;
Virus Integration
Other names
Phage Attachment Sites; Bacterial Attachment Sites; Attachment Sites (Microbiology); Phage Attachment Site; Microbiological Attachment Sites; Microbiological Attachment Site; Attachment Sites, Phage; Attachment Sites, Microbiologic; Attachment Sites, AttP; Attachment Sites, AttB; Attachment Sites, Att; Attachment Site, Phage; Attachment Site, Microbiological; Attachment Site, Microbiologic; Attachment Site, AttP; Attachment Site, AttB; Attachment Site, Att; AttP Attachment Site; AttB Attachment Site; Att Attachment Site
