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lysogeny

[ lahy-soj-uh-nee ]
/ laɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni /
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noun Microbiology.
the state of being lysogenic.
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Origin of lysogeny

First recorded in 1955–60; lyso(genic) + -geny

Words nearby lysogeny

lysocline, lysogen, lysogenesis, lysogenic, lysogenize, lysogeny, Lysol, lysosome, lysozyme, lyssa, lyssophobia
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British Dictionary definitions for lysogeny

lysogeny
/ (laɪˈsɒdʒənɪ) /
noun
the biological process in which a bacterium is infected by a bacteriophage that integrates its DNA into that of the host such that the host is not destroyed

Derived forms of lysogeny

lysogenic (ˌlaɪsəʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective
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