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lysogenesis

American

[lahy-suh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌlaɪ səˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Microbiology.

production of a lysogen.

Etymology

Origin of lysogenesis

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

Example Sentences

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It has been completely established that in this phenomenon of lysogenesis there are two substances concerned, one specially developed or developed in excess, and the other present in normal serum.

From Project Gutenberg

The development of the immune body with specific combining affinity thus presents an analogy to antitoxin production, the difference being that in lysogenesis another substance is necessary to complete the process.

From Project Gutenberg

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