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lysogeny

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ly⋅sog⋅e⋅ny

[lahy-soj-uh-nee]
–noun Microbiology.
the state of being lysogenic.

Origin:
1955–60; lyso(genic) + -geny
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ly·sog·e·ny   (lī-sŏj'ə-nē)   
n.  The fusion of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage with that of a host bacterium so that the potential exists for the newly integrated genetic material to be transmitted to daughter cells at each subsequent cell division.
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Main Entry: ly·sog·e·ny
Pronunciation: lI-'säj-&-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
: the stateof being lysogenic
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lysogeny ly·sog·e·ny (lī-sŏj'ə-nē)
n.
The fusion of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage with that of a host bacterium so that the potential exists for the newly integrated genetic material to be transmitted to daughter cells at each subsequent cell division.

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