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PHAGE DEFECTIF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- defective phage
1, record 1, English, defective%20phage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- defective temperate phage 1, record 1, English, defective%20temperate%20phage
correct
- defective prophage 1, record 1, English, defective%20prophage
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Prophage] that has undergone a deletion of its genome. 1, record 1, English, - defective%20phage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The conclusion is that incorporation of the bacterial galactose region into the phage chromosome results in a defective phage which is able to lysogenize recipient bacteria but not to yield progeny particles on induction. 1, record 1, English, - defective%20phage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A region of the bacterial chromosome has been inserted into the prophage genome in substitution for the missing region. 1, record 1, English, - defective%20phage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Also said incorrectly: defective prophage. A defective lysogenic bacterium is a bacterium containing a defective phage. 1, record 1, English, - defective%20phage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phage défectif
1, record 1, French, phage%20d%C3%A9fectif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prophage défectif 1, record 1, French, prophage%20d%C3%A9fectif
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prophage qui a perdu une partie de son génome en intégrant un morceau de chromonème bactérien. 1, record 1, French, - phage%20d%C3%A9fectif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le phage défectif et transduisant-du locus gal-est ensuite intégré à une nouvelle bactérie, la bactérie réceptrice, [...] 1, record 1, French, - phage%20d%C3%A9fectif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-08-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- restricted transduction
1, record 2, English, restricted%20transduction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- localized transduction 1, record 2, English, localized%20transduction
correct
- specialized transduction 1, record 2, English, specialized%20transduction
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(Transduction in which) the transducing genome is a defective prophage which, as a consequence of improper prophage excision, carries a specific fragment of the bacterial chromosome incorporated into the phage genome. 1, record 2, English, - restricted%20transduction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... restricted transduction is due to some kind of recombination between the bacterial and prophage chromosomes, with the result that a fragment of the bacterial chromosome becomes incorporated into the prophage structure. 1, record 2, English, - restricted%20transduction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- transduction localisée
1, record 2, French, transduction%20localis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- transduction restreinte 1, record 2, French, transduction%20restreinte
correct, feminine noun
- transduction spécifique 1, record 2, French, transduction%20sp%C3%A9cifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transduction dans laquelle le vecteur est un phage défectif pour l'information génétique virale, qui a inséré, de manière stable, dans sa molécule, un fragment d’ADN correspondant à quelques gènes bactériens. 1, record 2, French, - transduction%20localis%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) le phage pratiquant la transduction localisée possède, au sein de la bactérie hôte, un site d’attachement spécifique. 1, record 2, French, - transduction%20localis%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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