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lysogenic

American  
[lahy-suh-jen-ik] / ˌlaɪ səˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

Microbiology.
  1. harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.


Etymology

Origin of lysogenic

1895–1900; lyso- (representing lysis ) + -genic

Example Sentences

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The new virus is lysogenic, which means it invades and replicates inside its host, but usually without killing the bacterial cell.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

The lysogenic cycle can theoretically produce more virions as the reproductive cycle of viruses undergoing lysogeny is much faster than the reproductive cycle of viruses following lytic cycle.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

In the lytic cycle, new phages are produced; immediately in the lysogenic cycle phage DNA is merged into the host genome.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The diagrams below model the lytic and lysogenic reproductive cycles of viruses.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This behavior is known as the lysogenic cycle, in contrast to the lytic cycle in which a virus copies itself before bursting out of its host cell and destroying it.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2019

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