lysogeny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis

Word forms

lysogeny lysogenies

Etymology

From lyso- + -geny.

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