lysogeny

[ lahy-soj-uh-nee ]

/ laɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni /

noun Microbiology.

the state of being lysogenic.

QUIZZES

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUNCTUATION QUIZ

Punctuation marks help make writing easy to read and understand. Some of the most important ones are the period (.), comma (,), question mark (?), and exclamation point (!). How well do you know how to use them? Find out in this quiz!

Question 1 of 10

Which punctuation mark is best for this sentence? "Can I watch a movie __"

comma (,)

period (.)

question mark (?)

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of lysogeny

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

Words nearby lysogeny

lysogenesis, lysogenic, lysogenic bacterium, lysogenicity, lysogenize, lysogeny, lysokinase, lysol, lysosomal disease, lysosome, lysozyme

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for lysogeny

lysogeny

[ lī-sŏj′ə-nē ]

n.

The fusion of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage with that of a host bacterium so that the potential exists for the newly integrated genetic material to be transmitted to daughter cells at each subsequent cell division.