lysogenic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of lysogenic
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 phages move on to infect other cells in the lysogenic phase.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Even though there are similarities between lysogeny and latency, the term lysogenic cycle is usually reserved to describe bacteriophages.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Based on the diagram, identify whether the following statement is true or false, and explain why or why not: “The lysogenic cycle allows viruses to preserve their genome during unfavorable conditions.”
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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