lysogeny

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noun

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
• Syn:
lysogenicity
• Derivationally related forms:
lysogenic (for: lysogenicity), lysogenic
• Hypernyms:
condition