"lysogeny" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lysogenies [plural]
Etymology: From lyso- + -geny. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|lyso|geny}} lyso- + -geny Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lysogeny (countable and uncountable, plural lysogenies)
  1. The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis Wikipedia link: lysogeny Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: lysogeny broth Related terms: lysogenesis, lysogenetic, lysogenic, lytic Translations (Translations): lisogenia [feminine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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