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Meaning of LYSOGENY
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Definition:
[n] the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"
LYSOGENY is a 8 letter word that starts with L.
Synonyms:
lysogenicity
See Also:
condition
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
A situation in which a
virus
infects a cell and incorporates its
DNA
into the host DNA; the viral
genome
is then replicated along with the host's.
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