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lysogeny

lysogeny noun: the incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis.

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

Forms of lysogeny

plurallysogenies

Origin of lysogeny

From lyso- + -geny.

Words formed from lysogeny

Questions about lysogeny

What does lysogeny mean?
Lysogeny means the incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis.
What part of speech is lysogeny?
Lysogeny is a noun.
What is the plural of lysogeny?
The plural of lysogeny is lysogenies.

Words near lysogeny in the dictionary

  1. lysogenize
  2. lysogenized
  3. lysogenizes
  4. lysogenizing
  5. lysogens
  6. lysogeny
  7. lysogeny broth
  8. lysoglobotriaosylceramide
  9. lysoglucosylceramide
  10. lysoglycerophospholipid
  11. lysoglycerophospholipids

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