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Virus Integration
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Definition
: Insertion of viral DNA into host-cell DNA. This includes integration of phage DNA into bacterial DNA; (LYSOGENY); to form a PROPHAGE or integration of retroviral DNA into cellular DNA to form a PROVIRUS.
See Also
Attachment Sites, Microbiological
;
Integrases
;
Proviruses
Examples
Lysogeny
Other names
Provirus Integration; Integration, Virus; Integration, Provirus; integrations, Viral; integration, Viral; Virus Integrations; Viral integrations; Provirus Integrations; Integrations, Virus; Integrations, Provirus; Viral integration