BACTERIOPHAGE MU
\baktˈi͡əɹɪˌɒfɪd͡ʒ mˈuː], \baktˈiəɹɪˌɒfɪdʒ mˈuː], \b_a_k_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_f_ɪ_dʒ m_ˈuː]\
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A temperate coliphage, in the genus Mu-like Viruses, family MYOVIRIDAE, composed of a linear, double-stranded molecule of DNA, which is able to insert itself randomly at any point on the host chromosome. It frequently causes a mutation by interrupting the continuity of the bacterial operon at the site of insertion.
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