lysogeny
[ lahy-soj-uh-nee ]
Origin of lysogeny
1First recorded in 1955–60; lyso(genic) + -geny
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British Dictionary definitions for lysogeny
lysogeny
/ (laɪˈsɒdʒənɪ) /
noun
the biological process in which a bacterium is infected by a bacteriophage that integrates its DNA into that of the host such that the host is not destroyed
Derived forms of lysogeny
- lysogenic (ˌlaɪsəʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective
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