| NOUN | state | lysogeny, lysogenicity | the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material |
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| Meaning | The condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material. | |
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| Example | "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny" | |
| Synonym | lysogenicity | |
| Broader | condition | A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing |
| Adjectives | lysogenic | of or relating to lysogeny |
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