lysogeny
noun
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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
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lysogenic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lysogenic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |