lysogenesis

[ lahy-suh-jen-uh-sis ]

/ ˌlaɪ səˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Microbiology.

production of a lysogen.

Nearby words

lysistrata, lysithea, lyso-, lysocline, lysogen, lysogenesis, lysogenic, lysogenic bacterium, lysogenicity, lysogenize, lysogeny

Origin of lysogenesis

First recorded in 1900–05; lyso(gen) + -genesis

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Medicine definitions for lysogenesis

lysogenesis

[ lī′sə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Lysin production.

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