Question

This describes a bacteriophage genome which has integrated into a host bacteria

Prophage

Provirus

None of the answers are correct

All answers are correct

Answer 1

the prophage is the term referred when the bacteriophage ( the bacteria which got paralysed due to the Virus as it mostly rely on the genetic material of host ) genome enters into the host bacteria . it is typically occurs in the lysogenic stage of the infection .

while Provirus is the form of a virus which is integrated into the genetic material of a host cell and got replicating within it and then transmitted from one cell generation to the next without causing lysis.

so , option (a) prophage is correct