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Once a phage genome has become part of the host chromosome, it is called a ________.

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The answer is prophage.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a bacteria injects it's genetic material into another cell and that phage genome becomes a part of that cell's/host's chromosome, it is called a prophage and it can replicate itself and produce other phages as instructed.

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